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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority Board of Directors. Chavez term as member will expire on June 30, 2019. Chavez had resigned as undersecretary of the Department of Transportation following the several glitches that marred the operations of the Metro Rail Transit 3. Chavez had cited a “simple sense of delicadeza” as the reason for his then-resignation.
(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Thursday clarified that he had nothing to do with Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez’s resignation. “For the record and contrary to the insinuations of others, I did not cause (his resignation)…We have been doing plans and strategies together up and until yesterday,” Tugade said in a brief statement. He said Chavez, the Department of Transportation’s undersecretary for rails, “has (his) full trust and confidence.” “I am surprised by […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Grace Poe said that while she “admire(s)” Transport Undersecretary Cesar Chavez’s “sense of delicadeza,” she “doubt(s) that this is the only reason that prompted him to resign.” Poe, chair of the Senate committee on transport services, did not elaborate, and only noted that Chavez “seemed to be one of the (Department of Transportation) officials who was determined to fully address all the issues plaguing the MRT.” “I […]
(Eagle News) — Department of Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez has resigned out of what he said was a “simple sense of delicadeza” following the series of glitches that have marred the Metro Rail Transit 3. Chavez himself made the announcement in a press briefing on Thursday. “I’m tendering my irrevocable resignation. Hindi pwedeng lagi tayong naninisi sa nakaraan dahil sa responsibilidad na natin ito,” he said. He said he has submitted his letter of resignation […]
