No caretaker during Noy’s US trip — Palace
09/20/2010
President Aquino will continue to run the government himself while on his week-long visit to the United States, a Palace official yesterday said.
According to presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Aquino had issued a memorandum to Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa and members of his Cabinet detailing his instructions while he is away.
The memorandum states that first, the President shall continue to exercise all the functions of his office as stated in the Constitution and the law; and second, the Executive Secretary shall sign all papers that are ordinarily signed by him or under the authority of the President, Lacierda told a press conference aired over dzRB.
“The President will continue to have authority over the Executive branch even in his absence during his trip to the United States,” he added.
Lacierda said the memorandum also contained instructions for the members of his Cabinet which include “attending to and deciding on matters that pertain to their respective departments.”
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100920hed3.html
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