CDC dinosaurs hang tough
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| Louie Logarta |
The Clark Development Corp. (CDC), six months into the term of President Noynoy Aquino, is practically the last high-profile public office that remains untouched by Malacañang despite the fact it is packed full with cronies of former President Arroyo who are reportedly receiving more than generous salaries and perks for their sinecures, just like their president Benny Ricafort whom the Commission on Audit found out made off in 2009 with some P14.5 million, thus making him one of the highest-paid officials in the government.
President Aquino is said to be agonizing over the replacements for the incumbent CDC board, many of them lightweights who have been sitting in office for 10 years (which is practically an eternity), because several of them are his friends since his days as Tarlac congressman and then senator, not to mention the fact they are also politically well-connected.
Last December, Malacañang spokesman Edwin Lacierda, who was guest on the weekly televised public affairs program “Meet the Press” of the National Press Club, admitted that the Palace search committee indeed was encountering some difficulty in filling up certain positions in the government, among them the CDC postings, but chose not to elaborate.
Just the other day, Undersecretary Abigail Valte announced that the board of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority — which incidentally is headed by Administrator Armand Arreza who was also one of the best-paid government officials in 2009 with some P26.8 million in salaries and benefits — had been partially revamped with the appointment of six of the 12 directors, including former Ayala Land head Francisco Licuanan..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110113com4.html
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