Misfortunes hound Reyes' Cabinet career - Golez
02/05/2009 | 10:21 AM
MANILA, Philippines – Amid the supposed tightness in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a lawmaker on Thursday said Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes had been hounded by a series of "misfortunes" throughout his Cabinet career.
In a text message to reporters, Parañaque City Rep. Roilo Golez said Reyes has been "a magnet of calamities" during his earlier stints as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (2001), the Interior and Local Government (2004) and Environment and Natural Resources (2006).
Reyes moved to the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2007.
At the same time, Golez also twitted Reyes for his refusal to admit that there is a present shortage in LPG supply, which the lawmaker said has not happened in 36 years.
"Frankly, I cannot even recall whether there was an LPG shortage at all ever in the past. It is indeed Secretary Reyes’ misfortune that this LPG shortage coincided with his watch. But it seems a dark cloud of misfortunes stalks his Cabinet career. It’s almost like he is a magnet of calamities," he said.
Golez then said when Reyes was Defense secretary, "the Dos Palmas abduction and the Magdalo mutiny occurred."
Golez added that "when Reyes was DILG head, the following disasters happened: jueteng scandal, Bicutan massacre" and the stampede tragedy at the Philippine Sports Arena (formerly ULTRA).
Further, Golez noted that when Reyes moved to the DENR, disasters such as the landslide in Southern Leyte, the threatened eruption of Mayon Volcano resulting in mass evacuation, and the Guimaras oil spill occurred.
"When he became Secretary of Energy, oil prices shot up to record levels and now the unprecedented LPG (shortage)," he added.
In his text message, Golez then “begged" Rep. Mark Cojuanco to defer his proposal to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) while Reyes is at the helm of the DOE.
"Wait first for his transfer to another department. A nuclear calamity would be the mother of all calamities," he said.
Various groups have voiced opposition against the rehabilitation of the BNPP, which they said poses environmental threats. Militant groups have also said reactivating the nuclear plant would only serve as a "milking cow" for "corrupt" public officials.
Reyes could not be reached for comment as of posting time. - Sophia Dedace and Jam Sisante, GMANews.TV
In a text message to reporters, Parañaque City Rep. Roilo Golez said Reyes has been "a magnet of calamities" during his earlier stints as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (2001), the Interior and Local Government (2004) and Environment and Natural Resources (2006).
Reyes moved to the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2007.
At the same time, Golez also twitted Reyes for his refusal to admit that there is a present shortage in LPG supply, which the lawmaker said has not happened in 36 years.
"Frankly, I cannot even recall whether there was an LPG shortage at all ever in the past. It is indeed Secretary Reyes’ misfortune that this LPG shortage coincided with his watch. But it seems a dark cloud of misfortunes stalks his Cabinet career. It’s almost like he is a magnet of calamities," he said.
Golez then said when Reyes was Defense secretary, "the Dos Palmas abduction and the Magdalo mutiny occurred."
Golez added that "when Reyes was DILG head, the following disasters happened: jueteng scandal, Bicutan massacre" and the stampede tragedy at the Philippine Sports Arena (formerly ULTRA).
Further, Golez noted that when Reyes moved to the DENR, disasters such as the landslide in Southern Leyte, the threatened eruption of Mayon Volcano resulting in mass evacuation, and the Guimaras oil spill occurred.
"When he became Secretary of Energy, oil prices shot up to record levels and now the unprecedented LPG (shortage)," he added.
In his text message, Golez then “begged" Rep. Mark Cojuanco to defer his proposal to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) while Reyes is at the helm of the DOE.
"Wait first for his transfer to another department. A nuclear calamity would be the mother of all calamities," he said.
Various groups have voiced opposition against the rehabilitation of the BNPP, which they said poses environmental threats. Militant groups have also said reactivating the nuclear plant would only serve as a "milking cow" for "corrupt" public officials.
Reyes could not be reached for comment as of posting time. - Sophia Dedace and Jam Sisante, GMANews.TV
