Puno can rest easy, he’s a Noy buddy EDITORIAL 09/24/2010

Puno can rest easy, he’s a Noy buddy

EDITORIAL

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09/24/2010
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Rico Puno can rest easy. He isn’t likely to lose his job in the Aquino administration.

All indications point to Noynoy Aquino retaining Puno or at the least, appoint him to another position.

In New York with Manila reporters, Noynoy stated that it is just “normal” for Puno to consider the option of resigning from his position, especially since his honor is at stake, but this “does not necessarily translate to his becoming a burden” to Noynoy and his administration.

Translation: Puno is no burden to Noynoy, ergo, he is to be retained.

Also, Noynoy dismisses the bishop’s testimony on the involvement of Puno in jueteng, with Noynoy calling retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz “a very opinionated person.”

“Archbishop Cruz is a very opinionated person. I think I came out publicly asking him to dialog if he wanted to and I think he answered that he didn’t want to. I will even invite you to Google his pronouncements about me, personally, from even the campaign period. I think you will see that Archbishop Cruz, while entitled to his opinion, does not think highly of me,” Noynoy told reporters. Have we got news for Noynoy: World leaders do not think highly of him either, as he couldn’t even get talks going with world leaders of note..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100924com2.html