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Noy absolves Torres, lambasts Stradcom By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 06/23/2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Noy absolves Torres, lambasts Stradcom

By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 06/23/2011

President Aquino seems to have taken to heart the statement of his shooting buddy, Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Virginia Torres, that she would be insulting him and his government, should she even consider resigning her post, as he defended her to the hilt.

Yesterday, Aquino absolved Torres of any wrongdoing and even praised his kabarilan profusely for the “reforms” he said she has instituted at the LTO, and slammed the IT provider of LTO as he alleged that corruption exists in Stradcom Corp. and its ways.

Praising his shooting crony while laying all blame on Stradcom, Aquino said Torres should be credited for the anti-corruption reforms that are now taking place at the LTO, thereby ignoring the recommendations of the Department of Justice (DoJ) that pushed the LTO chief’s dismissal from the service.

Also scrapped by Aquino were the memorandums from outgoing DoTC chief Jose “Ping” de Jesus who had spelled out the benefits the government derives from Stradcom through computerization as against a manual system, along with the memorandum asking Aquino to discipline Torres for gross insubordination and gross neglect..... MORE

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