Robredo is new DILG Secretary

Friday, 09 July 2010 18:00 Merck Maguddayao

President Benigno Aquino III named more officials in his official Cabinet, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa said yesterday.

ANC correspondent Willard Cheng reported minutes ago that former Naga City mayor Jesse Robredo was named as the new secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Robredo is known as an advocate of good governance in his city, which he served for three terms. He is a convenor of the good governance advocacy group Kaya Natin (We Can Do It) Movement, together with former governors Ed Panlilio of Pampanga and Grace Padaca of Isabela and current Ifugao representative Teddy Baguilat.

Vice-President Jejomar Binay reportedly expressed his interest to head the DILG while civil society groups affiliated with Mr. Aquino's Liberal Party endorsed Robredo. Mr. Aquino temporarily sat as DILG Secretary prior to Robredo's appointment.

Aquino appoints more execs

Among the newly-appointed department heads by Mr. Aquino are Virginia Torres of the Land Transportation Office (LTO); Magtanggol Gatdula of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); Angelito Banayo of the National Food Authority (NFA); Cesar Garcia of the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA); Trifonio Salazar of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA); and Jose Honrado of the Manila Internation Airport Authority (MIAA).

Torres is a former LTO head of Mr. Aquino's hometown Tarlac City. She now holds a considerably crucial government position, since Mr. Aquino promised in his inaugural speech to end the use of non-government issued sirens and commemorative plates.

LTO Baler head Rene Macalisang praised Torres, saying that she sometimes accompanies LTO personnel in apprehending traffic violators and colorum public vehicles.

Gatdula meanwhile is the former chief of the Quezon City Police District and is believed to be endorsed by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), the Philippine Star reported. Gatdula was also an officer of the defunct Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force under the Joseph Estrada administration. The INC endorsed Mr. Aquino as its presidential bet during the last election campaign.

Banayo is a former adviser of Estrada and is a columnist for Malaya, while Garcia, Salazar, and Honrado are retired military generals.

Days after his inauguration as President, Mr. Aquino appointed former college classmate Cristino Naguiat and shipping businessman Lito Alvarez as heads of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation and the Bureau of Customs, respectively.

A day before his inauguration, Mr. Aquino named 28 cabinet secretaries.

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Mike H 11 July 10, 10:00 PM

To make it easier for Secretaries Lima, Robredo and Gamin (and, of course, Presi-Noy), they can at least concentrate on the following 3 regions -- NCR, Central Luzon and Calabarzon. For these 3 regions, Noynoy should achieve the following goals for the next 6 months --- no more than 3 media- and human-rights killings or disappearances; (ii) no more than 3 bank robberies; (iii) no more than 4 kidnappings; (iv) no jueteng operations.

If Noynoy administration can build 3 health clinics and 20 elementary or high school buildings, that will be even better. Can Noynoy administration do these goals for the 3 regions?

Mike H 11 July 10, 10:01 PM

Katawa-tawa naman kung "no more wangWang" lang ang mag***wa lang ni Presi-Noy for the 3 regions for next 6 months.

Mike H 11 July 10, 10:02 PM

... lang ang matutupad ni presi-Noy....

jaime makalintal 15 October 10, 06:37 PM

sir , i have heard that the comelec had banned the use of barangay funds for this coming barangay & sk election, but according to my source , the barangay in district 7 of ormoc city had appropriated ten (10,000.00) thousand pesos from the barangay funds to finance the election campaign of the incumbent barangay who are running for re-election this coming oct. 25, 2010. is this legal or not ? i hope you can instruct the DILG office in ormoc city to stop this. also according to my reliable source the barangay officials in district 7 of ormoc city , headed by their barangay chairman are engage in drug trafficking with the tacit approval of thw whole barangay council members . pls look into this matter closely.

jaime makalintal 15 October 10, 06:40 PM

hope you can act on this matter speedily sir

ana eva villnueva 16 December 10, 10:24 PM

Hon. Sec. Robredo;
As of this date 12/16./2010 I WS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION for the office of Sangguning Panlalawigan of Guimaras why our NGO GPEFI )Guimaras PEOPLE'S Economic Foundtion Inc. if we are ccreditted or not . The board member assign on this accreditation is Board Roy Habana -chairman. This is the reason why I was not able to feedback in your office on this matter . It is the mandate in the office of Governor that black my accreditation . Their were 9 ngo & POs/coop that the SP accreditt in the PROVINCE Guimaras. Beside the new org. & municipal wide operation were ccreditted and even coming from the city of Iloilo w/c do not have a project Guimaras were accreditted. They have violated your MC2010-073. Even your Prov''l director Defennioso could not reason out why he is mandated by the LCE. So what can your office do with this sangguning Panlalawigan . Is it within their descrition wether to accredit or if this NGO IS ACCREDITTED Office of OMBUDS. And NAMFREL, MEMBER OF CHANGE Politics and support LP. Our NGO had been accredit since the approval of LGC . This the first time that the LCE re the one deciding as to who will be accreditted. Hoping that your office have action on this matter. Thank you and more power.

ana eva
gpefi exec. director

oscar palma 13 July 11, 11:06 AM

Mr. Robredo are you familiar with police activities here in rizal well you are in for a surprise I dont know if you are familiar with drugs on a motorcycle, but we all know criminal riding tandem on a motor cycle but here in our place and a subdivision it is a source of living of some of our neighbors which can not be denied that we are a poor country with no resources for enemployment. Well it is up to you if you can stop this and put to stop a video karaoke front for this activities, this must be done on a discrete manner. Because I may put my family in danger.

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