Jamby's Cabinet to include Perlas, activist nun

If Senator Jamby Madrigal is elected president, her Cabinet will include her lawyer, a nun, and a fellow presidential candidate. Madrigal made the revelation Monday during radio dzBB's "Ikaw Na Ba? The Presidential Interview" where GMA News' Mike Enriquez quizzed the senator over her plans and platforms. Madrigal said she wants her legal counsel Ernesto Francisco in the Office of the Ombudsman; and Sister Mary John Mananzan, head of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), as presidential adviser on the peace process. Mananzan is among those who provided refuge to NBN-ZTE whistleblower Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada while he was testifying at the Senate. Environmentalist Nicanor Perlas — a fellow presidential contender — would make a great secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Madrigal said. She said Perlas, aside from being "very qualified for organic agriculture," is one of the presidential candidates she considers "principled."
Other "principled" presidential contenders for Madrigal are Senators Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Richard Gordon, Bro. Eddie Villanueva of the Jesus is Lord Movement, and Ang Kapatiran's JC delos Reyes. "They are all principled enough to be included in my Cabinet," Madrigal said after the interview. Madrigal said she does not know the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan's Vetellano Acosta to include him in her list. She said former President Joseph Estrada, who had been convicted of plunder then was pardoned later, has become a "traditional politician," while Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer is also not "principled" for her because he aligned himself with the administration. When asked whether she considers Senator Manuel Villar Jr. "principled," Madrigal said, "of course hindi siya kasama sa amin (he's not among us)." Madrigal insisted, however, that she has nothing personal against Villar, saying she is only critical of corruption. Madrigal is one of the staunchest critics of the C-5 controversy that has hounded Villar. [See: The C-5 extension controversy: An interactive map] Madrigal maintained her earlier statement that she wants plunderers to get the death penalty, adding that this only applies to those who stole over P50 million of public funds. [See: 2 presidential hopefuls want death for plunderers] The death penalty law was passed in 1992 but was abolished 14 years later in 2006 by President Arroyo. - RJAB Jr., GMANews.TV