No Noy decision yet on IIRC report — Palace
By Aytch S. de la Cruz and Benjamin B. Pulta 10/01/2010Three days after his arrival from the United States, President Aquino still hasn’t come up with a decision concerning the Incident Investigation and Review Committee’s (IIRC) recommendations on who should be held accountable for the collapse of hostage negotiations last Aug. 23 that led to the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists.
Malacañang yesterday still was not able to produce new statements when asked by reporters on the progress of Aquino’s decision on the IIRC’s findings which were supposedly simplified for him by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Eduardo de Mesa.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Aquino hasn’t as yet finished studying the IIRC report together with the review made by Malacañang’s legal team, implying that they still cannot release in full the copy of the document for the public’s perusal.
Lacierda also was not able to provide a statement when asked if the public can expect Aquino to make a decision on the matter before he reaches his 100th day in office. He said he would have to seek the President’s confirmation first..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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