Refreshingly informal MR. EXPOSE Amb. Ernesto Maceda 06/30/2010

Refreshingly informal

MR. EXPOSE Amb. Ernesto Maceda 06/30/2010 President Noynoy Aquino’s presscon to announce his Cabinet was refreshing. Dressed informally in a black shirt, Noynoy handled questions well from a hungry media. There were a few surprises in the Cabinet positions announced, especially his decision to take over the DILG post himself. Also surprising was the designation of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Sr. as head of a Truth Commission to probe cases against GMA and other officials of her administration, including the ZTE-NBN project, fertilizer scam and road board/DPWH projects. New names appointed were: Dr. Patricia Licuanan for Ched, Virgilio de los Reyes for Agrarian Reform, Dr. Enrique Ona for Health, Dr. Mario Montejo for DoST, Ramon Paje for DENR, Rosalinda Baldoz for DoLE, Eduardo de Mesa, Presidential Legal Counsel. Also a surprise is the decision not to announce the appointment of Willie Parayno as Commissioner of Customs and no appointment for Nonong Cruz. Also the non-appointment of Hyatt 10 members Johnny Santos and Mely Nicolas. P-Noy confirmed the abolition of the position of Press Secretary. As expected, Maj. Gen. Ricardo David is the new Chief of Staff of AFP. This is the first time you have a father-daughter team in the Cabinet with DBM Secretary Butch Abad and daughter Julia Abad, new PMS chief. Good luck Mr. and Mrs. Secretaries!... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100630com4.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Deliberate fraud FRONTLINE No hitting the ground running FEATURE Future looks sunny for Bangkok’s tuk-tuks MR. EXPOSE Refreshingly informal C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Plug gaps or scram HE SAYS Our future under Noy SHE SAYS Transition