RP’s most wanted criminal falls…in Pattaya
President-elect Benigno Aquino III may just have put a damper, albeit temporarily on Vice President Jojo Binay’s presidential ambitions in 2016 by playing coy to his posturings to be appointed to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). During a press conference last week at the Batasang Pambansa right after his proclamation by the joint Houses of Congress, the nation’s incoming chief executive said Binay would definitely be offered a post in the new Cabinet, but it would not necessarily be the one he was lobbying for. However, the odds-on choice for the DILG post, we were told by knowledgeable sources, is outgoing Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo, a Liberal Party colleague who was a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Good Governance, whom Aquino believes is highly qualified for the sensitive office. Binay had earlier told reporters he was keen on heading the DILG, one of the most powerful offices in government, citing his vast experience as Makati mayor as his main qualification. But Aquino cannot be faulted for not caving in to the pointed request of his vice president. After all he (Binay) narrowly beat his running mate Sen. Mar Roxas in the last elections, something which still piques a great many stalwarts in the LP. Binay ran under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino which had former President Estrada as its presidential bet. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100617com5.html |
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