Move for Deles ouster mounts
By Gerry Baldo 10/21/2010The move to relieve Office of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Teresita Deles is growing even as more lawmakers yesterday poured their disgust over her actions, further fueled, others said, by the presidential spokesman’s claim that it was not Deles who was at fault but Reps. Fatima Aliah Dimaporo and Douglas Cagas, whom Malacañang had accused of having maliciously twisted the facts.
According to Camiguin Rep. Pedro Romualdo, the call for Deles to resign or be removed by President Aquino is a legitimate response to the insults heaped by the Cabinet member on members of Congress.
“The call for Deles to resign is a legitimate response of the House of Representatives against her inappropriate treatment of a member of this institution. Her action against a colleague is an affront to the institution,” Romualdo said yesterday.
He pointed out that the resolution issued by the House asking President Aquino to remove Deles from her post is tantamount to saying that Congress does not trust her..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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