Palace team ironing out kinks in gov’t vacancies — Mendoza By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/13/2010

Palace team ironing out kinks in gov’t vacancies — Mendoza

By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/13/2010 Glitches on the continuous efforts of the outgoing Arroyo administration in turning the government over to President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III are now being addressed particularly the issue on discordant appointments, Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza yesterday said. In a chance interview shortly after Malacañang’s Independence Day engagement with the members of the diplomatic corps, Mendoza relayed that they are now in close coordination with the members of the Aquino transition team on how to fix the discrepancies on the government positions filled and unfilled by the departing President Arroyo. Mendoza said he already explained to his successor, the incoming Execuitive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, during their meeting held last Friday at Malacañang’s Bahay Pangarap that there are about 4,500 co-terminus government positions they need to fill, excluding those who belong to the housekeeping division of Malacañang and its related offices. He mentioned that the incoming administration might encounter some difficulty in fielding people in these 4,500 posts immediately but this is now being addressed by them through careful and through negotiations with the other camp. The chief Palace aide explained that making new appointments is never an easy task especially when it comes to the housekeeping division and personal staff of the leaving administration who have been serving Malacañang for decades now even dating back to the Marcos period thus they have already started apprehending some personnel. “Actually, (there is already an)apprehension of everybody because, of course, they have some functions to attend to. (If they leave), who will carry on such functions? Actually, they (Aquino camp) are attending to that (possible vacancies) already. But, of course, you cannot recruit many people (into the government) that quick,” Mendoza said..... MORE    Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100613hed4.html

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