Noynoy not worried over Gonzales’ ‘shadow gov’t’
By Mario J. Mallari 06/30/2010 Incoming President Benigno Simeon Aquino III yesterday said he is not bothered at all on the stated plan of outgoing acting Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales to put up an opposition “shadow government” to act as a critic of the new administration. In his first visit at the general headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Camp Aguinaldo as the military establishment’s incoming Commander in Chief on Monday afternoon, Aquino said he does not even talk about Gonzales’ efforts to establish his own “shadow government.” “I don’t talk about that. Like I said, if there’s anyone who would join him…Because shadow Cabinets in other countries, in my knowledge and understanding, is formed by the leader of the opposition. So the key leader of the opposition in parliamentary countries was elected, meaning he has a following, he has members,” Aquino said, mostly in Filipino. “I assume there are some people who would follow Secretary Gonzales, and good luck to them. I hope they will be bored in the next six years,” he added. Earlier, Gonzales said he is excited at the prospect of becoming a leader of the new opposition in the next administration even as he spoke of already working to form a “shadow Cabinet” or what he termed as a “government in waiting.” Gonzales openly invited his predecessor at the Defense department, losing administration presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., a cousin of Aquino, to join him in the opposition. He also said recently retired AFP chief, Gen. Delfin Bangit is welcome to join his shadow Cabinet. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20100630nat3.html |
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