Palace okays Noy’s move seeking advice from Lacson By Aytch S. de la Cruz 04/27/2011

.Palace okays Noy’s move seeking advice from Lacson
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 04/27/2011

Malacañang sees no problem with President Aquino soliciting advice from his “good friend,” Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, on police matters occasionally yet it keeps on vacillating to entertain the possibility of the lawmaker joining the Cabinet in the future.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda explained during a press briefing yesterday that Aquino was just being “consultative” when he sought Lacson’s advice on who to pick as future chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) during their meeting last month.

Aquino withaeld such information when he admitted to reporters that he met with Lacson three days after the senator returned following a 14-month hibernation to evade police officers’ arrest owing to his previous involvement in the Dacer-Corbito double murder case in February last year.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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