PROOF NEEDED TO BACK ALLEGATIONS
No dismissing close pals, allies — Noy
By Aytch S. de la Cruz
09/24/2010
He will protect his close buddies and loyal allies, rather than dismiss them on what he says are mere allegations for fear that their positions may be taken over by “not so close” individuals and his enemies.
This was the statement made by President Aquino to the Manila reporters in New York, in reference to the jueteng controversy surrounding his close buddy, Department of Interior and Local Government undersecretary Rico Puno, during a briefing and interview yesterday.
Aquino expressed fears that if he dismisses his close friend Puno on account of the jueteng payoff allegations leveled against him without proof, Puno’s loyalty to Aquino and sacrifices all those years of hardship and struggles they shared would not be repaid by the President.
His fear apparently stems from dismissing those he trusts while replacing them with individuals who are not close to him and loyal to him and who may even be his enemies which situation, he stressed,would derail his plans of instituting reforms in the system.
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100924hed1.html
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