Controversial tourism chief announces resignation
By Virgilio Bugaoisan and Michaela P. del Callar 08/13/2011One supposed headache of President Aquino is gone.
Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim announced his resignation yesterday following a bruising term in which he oversaw a marketing disaster and quarrelled with the travel industry.
Lim, 61, said he was stepping down to spend more time with his family after just 13 months in the job, but he also conceded that frequent criticism of him may have impacted his ability to carry out his duties.
His resignation came amid lingering speculations that he was the Cabinet official being pointed to by Aquino as his “headache,” although it is more likely that Lim was asked to resign by the President.
At a press briefing shortly after personally tendering his courtesy resignation to the President yesterday, Lim told media he could no longer take the stress that comes along with his job as Tourism secretary and had grown tired of being separated from his family for long periods of time because he is required to travel a lot..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110813hed2.html
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