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| Louie Logarta |
Recently-retired AFP Chief Ricardo David, tomorrow, begins his civilian career as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), an agency currently in the throes of a huge maelstrom arising from the raging Taiwanese deportation controversy and more recently the banning of an Aussie balikbayan stage actor who is HIV positive from entering the Philippines which have placed it under a really harsh light.
David, whose appointment to the BI last week by Malacañang was inked literally a scant few minutes after departure honors held in his behalf in Camp Aguinaldo had ended, will replace career official lawyer Ronaldo Ledesma who acted as its officer-in-charge for some eight months since July 2010 when Mr. Aquino assumed the reins of government.
Malacañang’s choice of David for the BI was naturally met with a great amount of skepticism among long-time employees who regard it as another blatant manifestation of the pampering of military types by the government, which started during the administration of former President Ramos who was also a retired military officer.
As was accurately pointed out in an earlier Tribune story: “They may be political foes, but Mr. Aquino appears to be following in the footsteps of his predecessor President Arroyo by way of rewarding outgoing AFP chiefs of staff with civilian positions in government.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110313com4.html
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