Secretary Mar
Defeated vice presidential candidate Mar Roxas has been appointed DoTC secretary. Roxas was reportedly the unanimous choice – of the members of the Samar Group.
Former senator Mar Roxas has finally accepted the top post in the DoTC. Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa is throwing a victory party.
Mar Roxas will no longer be appointed presidential chief of staff. Jojo Binay’s winning streak continues.
Before he was named DoTC secretary, Mar Roxas was supposed to be appointed presidential chief of staff. It was a choice between a vacant post and an imaginary one.
Following his appointment, incoming DoTC secretary Mar Roxas said he’s picked a theme song, “Trains and Boats and Planes” by Dionne Warwick. Meanwhile, his subordinate in the LTO – Virginia Torres has also chosen her theme song, “Babalik Ka Rin.”
Reports say President Aquino and Mar Roxas had a heart-to-heart talk lasting three long hours Monday night. The meeting would have not lasted that long if it was a mind-to-heart talk.
Reports say President Aquino had a heart-to-heart talk with Mar Roxas Monday night. After three long hours, he accepted his offer – the first time in more than a year that someone actually said “yes” to the President.
The following tweets were intercepted minutes after President Aquino announced the appointment of former senator Mar Roxas:
MrPalengke
Mula Presidente to VP to Chief of Staff to DoTC? Hanggang kailan ako magpaparaya?
11 minutes ago
RatedK
@MrPalengke Ewan ko sa ‘yo! Maghanap ka ng katabi mo tonight!
7 minutes ago
TheRealNoynoy
@MrPalengke What’s with the tweet? We’ve talked about this right?
7 minutes ago
SayChiz
Binabati ko ang bagong kalihim. Ipinapangako ko pong bibilisan namin sa Commission on Appointments ang pagkumpirma sa kanya. (Baka magbago pa ang isip n’ya, mahirap na!)
6 minutes ago
DeQuiros_Inq
A very bad choice. For several reasons. (Watch out for my column on this subject tomorrow.)
5 minutes ago
Official_Samar
Congratulations team! To 2016 and beyond!
3 minutes ago
Jojo_Ocho_Ocho
Inuman naaaaa!
2 minutes ago
Rambotito_B
@Official_Samar @Jojo_Ocho_Ocho Uy! Hintayin n’yo muna akong makauwi. Sama ako d’yan!
2 minutes ago
Official_Balay
May araw din kayo!
1 minute ago
OnTheVerge_Torres_LTO
@MrPalengke eow powz! paramdam lang. zee you zoon zir!
30 seconds ago
MommyD
@ Jojo_Ocho_Ocho Malaswaaaaa!
20 seconds ago
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Overseas…
New York Representative Anthony Weiner finally admitted that he sent a lewd photo of his underwear-clad crotch to a young woman over Twitter. But Weiner says he will not resign… although he is close to accepting an offer to become the next IMF chief.
Despite admitting that he lied about sending lewd pictures to women, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner refuses to resign. The embattled solon is prepared to face all the charges that may be leveled against him. That’s according to his spokesperson, Elena Bautista-Horn.
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hahaha. ok si @OnTheVerge_Torres_LTO ah, jejemon.hahaha. pero eto pa rin ang the best “After three long hours, he accepted his offer – the first time in more than a year that someone actually said “yes” to the President.”. hehehe
I know Mar Roxas will do good in DOTC, but I think he’s more appropriate as Executive Secretary. #sackOchoa.
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Roxas gets on his bike but off his high horse.
Ochoa has found him an office on the spratly islands
Clearly roxas is someone who never gets what he really wants and has to settle for sloppy seconds
Makes him seem a weak individual to give in so often. He can say goodbye to the presidency now he is out in the relative political wilderness, unless he works miracles at dotc.
And no first lady for ‘she who must be obeyed’
The slap in the face by p-noy wont hurt as much as the kick in the nuts he will get from korina.
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It’s actually good for Roxas being at the DOTC rather than being a Chief of Staff.
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by all means of communication, i say amen to this statement
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weiner is a sick, perverted, deceitful, arrogant little creep – he would have fitted in perfectly in philippine politics where sexual impropriety and marital infidelity is the norm.
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just living up to his name?
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but not on this one anon, philippine politics is not at its dirtiest
as what you are always implying re: sexual impropriety and
marital infidelity, if there are, only a few rotten
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and no politician is corrupt!
they all just want to serve the people and do public good.
paragons of virtue
role-models for the young
intellectual titans
inspirational leaders and orators.
@senior60. i wish you were right and clearly thats what many must think so nothing changes. people have been used to feudalism for too long and are too stoic in their attitudes.
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i will consider him good if we can start using teleportation as means of mass and logistical transport. for example:
“hey salesman. can you beam down that beer directly into my couch?”
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Hello, Mr PH. Mas lalo pong hindi naging kapani-paniwala si Rep. weiner dahil sa mga palusot nya. He claimed na someone pranked him daw and that his Twitter was hacked – only to admit na kasinungalingan lang pala ang lahat ng sinabi nya. He should resign!
Sana maging ganyan ka-strict na rin ang moral standards natin for our politicians. Ang daming wife cheaters sa gobyerno!
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Hello, Mr PH. Mas lalo pong hindi naging kapani-paniwala si Rep. weiner dahil sa mga palusot nya. He claimed na someone pranked him daw and that his Twitter was hacked – only to admit na kasinungalingan lang pala ang lahat ng sinabi nya. He should resign!
Sana maging ganyan ka-strict na rin ang moral standards natin for our politicians. Ang daming wife cheaters sa gobyerno!
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Is it just me?
Umaaliwalas talaga ang mukha ni Pnoy pag katabi si Mar!
Check nyo ang larawan sa taas. O di ba?
Blooming na blooming ang lolo nyo!
….. at di po ako nang-iintriga nyan, huh?
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Kinilig ka etchos? Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
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Oh my! Oh my! Oh my wallet! Wala na namang laman!
Naririmarim ako Koya Eddi, sa totoo lang!
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at bakit RO-RO? dahil ba pasok-labas labas pasok si roxas
before this final appointment?
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