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                    [Title] => A short history of Cabinet secretaries who quit, axed
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With President Aquino declining the resignation of Budget Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad,  following the decision of the Supreme Court to strike down the Disbursement Acceleration Program, recent history of the country would show that there were  a number of memorable departing from the Cabinet. Let us revisit some of them: 

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-11 14:57:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140602/florencio-abad-benigno-aquino-relatives-government.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 730366 [Title] => Malacañang bares more than 50 new appointees, defends Villa designation [Summary] =>

Malacañang yesterday revealed the names of more than 50 appointees in various state agencies and state-owned corporations.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 286288 [Title] => Lugar: US against unconstitutional ouster [Summary] => WASHINGTON — United States Sen. Richard Lugar, chairman of the US Senate foreign relations committee, said impeachment proceedings should be instituted against President Arroyo if "there is something to the charges" she cheated her way to victory in the last elections.

The Republican senator from Indiana also said the US government would not support any regime change in the Philippines other than through constitutional means.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 286044 [Title] => Bunye on Cabinet post: I’m still here [Summary] => President Arroyo is keeping her spokesman handy for now.

"I’m still here so the President has not accepted my letter of resignation," Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said yesterday.

Bunye said he has no information on the status of the remaining Cabinet members, adding that it may take a while to look for replacements.

While he said he would remain to serve the Arroyo administration, Bunye noted it "is a matter of principle that everybody serves at the pleasure of the President."
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 265597 [Title] => DAR to infuse P3.1 B for ARCs’ program in Eastern Mindanao [Summary] => The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will infuse P3.1 billion to support ongoing development projects in various agrarian reform communities (ARCs) in Eastern Mindanao.

In a statement, Agrarian Reform Secretary Rene Villa said the fund, which the Japan Bank for International Cooperation will provide as overseas development assistance, will bankroll the Mindanao Sustainable Settlement Area Development (MINSSAD) program.

Villa said the program aims to provide agrarian reform beneficiaries greater access to support services and make their lands productive.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262783 [Title] => New DAR chief vows to settle all land cases [Summary] => Newly appointed Agrarian Reform Secretary Rene Villa has vowed to finish all pending contentious land reform cases and weed out graft in the agency.

In an interview with ANC yesterday, Villa said that there are still 13,000 cases waiting to be resolved by the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB).

Villa said that incomplete records and lack of lawyers are the reasons why a majority of cases have not been resolved.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262790 [Title] => New DAR chief vows to resolve all land cases [Summary] => Newly appointed Agrarian Reform Secretary Rene Villa has vowed to finish all pending contentious land reform cases and weed out graft in the agency.

In an interview with ANC yesterday, Villa said that there are still 13,000 cases waiting to be resolved by the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB).

Villa said that incomplete records and lack of lawyers are the reasons why a majority of cases have not been resolved.
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