CLASH WITH NOY OVER TORRES, STRADCOM FORCES DE JESUS TO QUIT
Aquino ordered DoTC chief to alter report on LTO deal
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The cat is out of the bag. Transportation and Communications Secretary Jose “Ping” de Jesus did not resign from his post due to health reasons but rather quit in disgust after President Aquino ordered him to change his recommendation on the automated system being rendered by Land Transportation Office (LTO) Information Technology (IT) provider Stradcom that will in effect terminate its contract with the government which was the demand of no less than Aquino’s favorite kabarilan (shooting buddy), LTO head Virginia Torres.
The Tribune yesterday obtained a copy of a memorandum for the President written by De Jesus on the Stradcom deal which pointed out lost opportunities for the government if the deal is terminated.
The memorandum, dated May 23, 2011, received by the Palace at four in the afternoon or three days later on May 26 and assigned Reference No. RE0056600, contained in details the findings of the DoTC on the benefits of Stradcom’s automated system for LTO.
The DoTC study was based on Aquino’s dir.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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