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MANILA, June 30 (Mabuhay) – Presi- dent Benigno Aquino III revealed Thursday a Cabinet official is in danger of being transferred to a different agency unless he shapes up.
The President refused to identify the Cabinet official, saying that he will talk to the official. He added that the official could be transferred to a different agency if several issues are not addressed. “Mayroon pa akong isang kakausapin at pag hindi kami nagkaigihian, palagay ko baka mabigyan siya ng ibang assignment,” Aquino told reporters. On Friday, a Palace spokeswoman on Friday refused to confirm the identities of three Cabinet members who have been castigated by the president as “bearers of bad news.”
In a press conference, Deputy presi- dential spokesperson Abigail Valte said she does not know if the names identified in newspaper reports are the ones giving headaches to President Aquino. A report identified the Cabinet men as
Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim, Presiden- tial Political Adviser Ronald Llamas and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita “Ging” Deles.
Valte said the President has not said anything expressly or indirectly about the three Cabinet officials.
She said there was no indication that Llamas and Deles are packing their bags after attending Thursday’s signing of the law postponing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
She said only the President can talk about the fate of Secretary Lim. She also noted that the morale of the Cabinet remains high.
When the president was asked earlierif Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez will be replaced, the President said: “Just wait, we’ll report it to you once it’s ripe.” The President said he is satisfied with the performance of his Cabinet as a whole. “For the most part, I’m very, very satisfied with a lot of them. A lot of them have been really self-motivating, self-actualizing,” Aquino said.
He particularly praised the work of So-
cial Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman and Science and Technology Undersecretary Graciano Yumul especially during times of calamity.
Aquino praised the work of his econom- ic team and lauded the Philippine National
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Police’s efforts to lower the crime rate. “Sa ating kapulisan, maraming naso- solve na mga krimen na nai-report sa atin, pati na yung mga mabibigat na krimen,” the President said.
He also defended Justice Secretary Leila de Lima from criticisms after a task force revealed its findings on the reinves- tigation of the Vizconde massacre case. Aquino said his Cabinet faces even bigger challenges as he starts his second year in office. “Kami ay tao. By definition, ang tao ginawa imperfect. Pwede hong mag-strive for more perfection. So inaasahan ko ho yung ginawa nila nitong taon na ito, gina- wa nating pinagtulungan, kumabaga base. Hindi pwedeng mas mahina ang magiging resulta doon sa susunod na taon, kailangan mas mataas,” Aquino said.
The President refused to give himself a grade in his first year in office, saying it is not his habit to heap praises on himself. “Hindi ko talaga ugaling magbuhat ng sariling bangko e,” he said.
He counts as his biggest achievement the transformation in the attitude of the people especially when it comes to cor- ruption scandals. ■
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Aquino stands by de Lima
dent Aquino stood by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima who is facing criticisms over the release of the results of the reinvestiga- tion of the Vizconde massacre. Aquino said de Lima still has his trust and confidence. “Yes,” Aquino told reporters when asked if he still supports de Lima. Aquino said parties accusing de Lima of electioneering and impropriety may file the charges. “We have a democracy in place. We are supposed to be governed by the rules of law. If the aggrieved party feels that there is basis then they can file the ap- propriate charges in the appropriate fora.” Aquino said de Lima is just doing her
job. “What is her function di ba? To serve the ends of justice. That’s where the evi- dence pointed e, according to her.” “Let’s not forget that there were I think
two… There’s a concept in law kasi [na] kapag wala sa teritoryo natin yung ac- cused, hindi tumatakbo yung prescription period. There are at least two na never taken in the custody of the courts… As far as those two are concerned, if there is evidence after we capture them, they can be brought to face the bars of justice,” Aquino said. (MNS) ■
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