PRESIDENT Aquino had fired Secretary Jose “Ping” de Jesus over a number of “questionable if not dubious decisions” that he made involving three controversial deals that the President wanted amended but were nonetheless pursued by top officials of the DOTC.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a highly-reliable government source told The Manila Times that de Jesus and his subordinates were actually “asked to resign” after they drew the ire of PNoy for ignoring his instructions to have certain contracts further scrutinized on suspicion that these may be riddled with anomalies. [ FULL STORY ]
