Get to know your new Government Officials

Here is the list of "Noynoy" Aquino Cabinet released yesterday.

Agency, Department or Bureau, Position	Designate Head	Notes
(DILG)Dept of Interior and Local Goverment		under the president temporarily
Executive secretary	Paquito "Jojo" Ochoa Jr
Presidential spokesman	Edwin Lacierda
(DSWD) Dept. of Social Services and Welfare and Development	Corazon "Dinky" Soliman
Dept. of Finance	Cesar Purisima
Dept. of Education	Armin Luistro	Former DLSU president
Adviser on Peace Process	Teresita Quintos-Deles
Dept. of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Romulo	Retained, Former Senator and Former Budget minister in C.Aquino's admin.
Department of Justice Secretary	Leila de Lima
DND secretary	Voltaire Gazmin	former PA commanding general and PSG chief
(DBM)Budget and Management	Florencio Abad	Former Education secretatry
(PMS) Presidential Management Staff	Julia Abad	Former Sen. Aquino's Chief of Staff
Dept. of Health	Enrique Ona	Former (NKTI) director
(DOST) Dept. of Science and Technology	Mario Montejo	from UP.Coll. of Engineering
(CHED) Commision on Higher Education	Dr. Patricia Licuanan	Miriam College president
Department of Energy	Jose Rene D. Almendras	Manila Water Co. president
(DOTC)Dept. of Transportation and Communications	Jose "Ping" de Jesus	Meralco president, former DPWH secretary
(DPWH Dept. of Public Works and Highways)	Rogelio "Babes" L. Singson	Maynilad Water Services Inc. president,former BCA president
(DENR Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources)	Ramon Paje	DENR undersecretary
Presidential Legal Council	Eduardo de Mesa
(DTI Dept. of Trade and Industry)	Gregory Domingo	Former BOI head
(DA Department of Agriculture)	Proceso Alcala
(BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue)	Kim Jacinto Henares
(DOLE Dept. of Labor and Employment)	Rosalinda Baldoz	Former POEA head
(NEDA National Economic Development Authority)	Cayetano "Dondon" Paderanga	U.P. Economics professor
(DT)Dept. of Tourism	Alberto Lim	Makati Business Club Exec. Director

Only the Bureau of Customs and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) positions remain to be filled up.
Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide will lead a "Truth Commission" which will "collate data on who committed what." We also hope that this commision is given a charter of its mission and scope of its powers. Aquino will handle the Department of Interior and Local Government, pending talks with three nominees for the portfolio.
The new Philippines Chief of Staff will be Maj. Gen. Ric David Armed Forces. and Gen. Jesus Verzosa will remain as Philippine National Police chief.

I hope all of these people have to go through the Commision on Appointments for the necessary background checks(skeletons in the closet) and to present their statement of vision. Let us learn from the U.S. way of government.