Noy asked to consider insiders to head CoA 02/21/2011

Noy asked to consider insiders to head CoA

02/21/2011
President Aquino should seriously consider picking among the ranks of the Commission on Audit (CoA) or a career official, instead of a political appointee, to replace outgoing Chairman Reynaldo Villar, senators yesterday said.

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Alan Peter Cayetano were one in expressing this position in the light of the impending vacancy in the commission, the integrity of which was recently marred with alleged corrupt officials embroiled in the anomalies in the military.

While Estrada acknowledged the fact that it’s the prerogative of the Chief Executive to name Villar’s successor, the lawmaker expressed belief that there remains a number of honest, competent and credible employees of the commission worthy of assuming the post.

“It would still be preferable to have someone from within the agency, especially if that person is a career official with an untarnished record,” Estrada stressed..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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