President-elect Mayor Rody Duterte of Davao City revealed during an interview the composition of his official family or the Cabinet Members of the chief executive of the Republic of the Philippines. The Cabinet Members of Pres. Duterte will be a mix of old and new faces of former military men.
The opponents of the Davao City Mayor already conceded defeat so the president-elect gave reporters a glimpse of who will make up his official family.
According to Pres. Rody Duterte he is considering former military men and close friends for posts in his Cabinet which includes Jesus Dureza and Carlos Dominguez III. The former peace process head Jesus Dureza, one of Mayor Duterte’s close friend and classmate in high school could assume the post as Presidential Peace Adviser.
Jesus Dureza was the Press secretary under the administration of Fidel Ramos. He also served as peace adviser to former President Gloria Arroyo.
A known businessman in Davao City Carlos Dominguez III was the former Agriculture secretary during the presidencies of former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Corazon Aquino. He is eyed by Pres. Duterte to be his Transportation or Finance Secretary.
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, the running mate of Mayor Duterte may be named Foreign Affairs secretary but he has three years left in his Senate term and cannot be appointed to a government post within a year after the national elections.
President Rody Duterte also noted that former military men will occupy “lower echelons” in his administration. He was quoted as saying “Do not be surprised if others are military people. Meron akong mga kilala [I have friends], they are already retired,” Duterte noted.
Known personalities in Mayor Duterte’s campaign team such as Peter Laviña and lawyer Salvador Panelo will be his spokesmen in Davao City, while his campaign manager Leoncio Evasco Jr., “will stay beside me,” Duterte said, without giving details.
During the campaign trail Mayor Duterte has promised to appoint Albay Gov. Joey Salceda as head of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Aside from Joey Salceda also eyed by the Davao City Mayor are his fraternity brothers San Beda’s Lex Talionis which composed his legal team.
Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre, the classmate of Mayor Duterte at the San Beda College of Law could be appointed as head of the Department of Justice as DOJ Secretary and Salvador Medialdea, the son of former Supreme Court Justice Leo Medialdea. One of them could serve as DOJ Secretary under Pres. Duterte.
Former Maribojoc, Bohol Mayor Jun Evasco, the campaign manager of Mayor Duterte may be appointed to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Jun Evasco is a former priest who became a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army.
In hope he will appoint Sen. Miriam as senate president.
lol. Miriam is no longer a senator. Her term ended this year (2010-2016). FYI, one needs to be a senator to be senate president.
Hold on. Miriam is no longer a senator. Her term ended this year (2010-2016). FYI, one needs to be a senator to be senate president…
a Senate President is not appointed by the President.. it is dependent on the composition of political parties seating in the chamber.
I hope he will appoint Sen. Miriam as senate president
Si Gary V po mister President!! Pwede po sya ilagay sa Department of Energy…. o_O
Si Gibo po possible cabinet member po ba?
Brains po yun!!!
I hope he appoints the right person and expert technocrats under each department.
Traffic problem. MRT Breakdown, Airport Tanim Bala, Customs corruption,drugs, crimes,no discipline, law and order…All these immediate problems can be remedied quick by (removed)igning a MILITARY man like General Isidro Lapena.Private buses and jeeps should be converted to a government Public Transport system , limited use of private cars and heavy regulation on service and utility vehicles.Discourage car sales and use until the roads can handle the volume. Convoy systems with dedicated lanes simulating the MRT.
Evasco could spearhead a m(removed)ive resettlement project for all the homeless, jobless, slums and squatter areas into Israel type Kibbutzim. The military Army Corp of Engineers will be used to mobilise and build all these settlements. The NPA concept of democratic socialism and collectivism will work very well in this form of a community. . Jojo Sison might also want to help to build these settlements.There will be a guaranteed housing, food, jobs, education , healthcare for every settlement.Government and farmers voluntary partnerships in the agrarian sectors in the form of cooperatives and collective use of equipments, supplies, management, marketing and subsidy will work wonders and ease the struggle of our poor independent farmers.
Domiguez and Salceda will make sure that all the trade barriers are taken down like red tape, bureaucracy, corporate dynasty’s hold on the protectionism and self interest . Open our internet to competition,open our markets to Wall Street, Japan, Europe.Partnership with other countries to develop our natural resources like the exploration of Deuterium as alternative to fossil fuel,financing solar, wind, geothermal, and ocean waves to go to our electric grids to lower the cost of our electricity.Promote the Freedom of Information to stop under the table deals, and promote transparency, accountability responsibility and honest delivery in all government transactions , contracts. and projects.
Hope he won’t end up corrupt…