Questionable appointments
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
This I can’t believe. Is it true that P-Noy just appointed two senior Customs officials and a commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) with questionable records? If true, what’s happening to the vaunted appointments screening process at the Palace? This question is being asked in the face of charges that the appointments of deputy Customs Commissioner Prudencio Reyes Jr. and his subordinate, CIIS Director Filomeno Vicencio Jr., and PRC Commissioner Alfredo Po are not only highly irregular but smacks of political patronage of the worst kind. These appointments have drawn a steady stream of criticisms from various quarters which, if left unrectified, may engender demoralization within the ranks and erode the credibility of the civil service corps, in key positions within the bureaucracy which, if left unrectified, may engender demoralization within the ranks and erode the credibility of the career service corps.
In the wake of that high profile controversy featuring PAO Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta and the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) these appointments do not speak well of the wisdom and discernment of those making up P-Noy’s screening committee and, in the case of Reyes and Vicencio, the judgment of Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez and his boss, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110124com4.html
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