Noy voids GMA’s ‘midnight’ appointments
By Aytch S. de la Cruz and Gerry Baldo 08/05/2010 “Jojo” Ochoa has been deputized by the President to relieve the appointees concerned immediately by designating an officer-in-charge to fill the vacancy so as not to disrupt the delivery of public services. Given the ambiguity of the term “midnight appointments”, Aquino’s EO2 decided to come up with three categories to determine whether an appointment was made before, on, or after the March 10 deadline which can be considered illegal. “These appointments specifically refer to those which were made after March 10 or when the appointee took his oath or assumed office after March 10. The second category refers to those made to positions which became vacant only after March 10—these are the anticipated appointments. And the third are those which were made during the election period without the approval of the Comelec (Commission on Elections),” De Mesa explained. In other words, those officials whose appointment papers were released after March 10 and have taken their oaths past the imposed deadline shall be considered midnight appointees in spite of any proof that they were appointed by the former President before the election ban was effectuated. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100805hed2.html |
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