NOYNOY AQUINO ANNOUNCES HIS CABINET MEMBERS 6-29-2010

globalnation.inquirer.net AQUINO NAMES 25 NEW CABINET MEMBERS Cebu Daily News First Posted 07:01:00 06/30/2010 MANILA-- President-elect Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III named former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. as head of the newly formed Truth Commission that will put "closure on so many issues." Another Cebuano, Jose Rene Almendras, was named energy secretary as the country's 15th President bared his much-awaited official family. He described the Cabinet as a balance of old and new faces that he cobbled together with the help of personal and political allies. Both Davide, former United Nation ambassador, and Almendras, chief operating officer of Manila Water Co, accepted the posts. Davide, however, was evasive about the role of the commission in the absence of an Executive Order detailing its tasks. He declined to answer when he was asked if the commission would be investigating alleged anomalies under the administration of President Macapagal-Arroyo, whom he swore into office in 2001. Davide told radio station dyLA that while the creation of the commission was announced by Aquino, its specific tasks have not yet been defined. "I could not discuss any details now. I have to meet the people who will be with me," he said. Meanwhile, Aquino told reporters in Manila that the Truth Commission will "prepare and prosecute" cases to make sure that those who committed crimes against the people will be made to pay. He said the commission will not only go after all corruption ...

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