{"id":175820,"date":"2018-08-09T01:49:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T05:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=175820"},"modified":"2018-08-09T01:49:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T05:49:57","slug":"pcoo-usec-on-mocha-we-cannot-actually-fire-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/09\/pcoo-usec-on-mocha-we-cannot-actually-fire-her\/","title":{"rendered":"PCOO USec on Mocha: We cannot actually fire her"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Former DSWD ASec Lorraine Badoy (Photo<\/a>: Lorraine Marie T. Badoy\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After her controversial federalism dance video drew flak from netizens and government officials, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary (ASec) cannot be fired despite \u201cbreaching ethical standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is according to PCOO Undersecretary (USec) Lorraine Badoy in an interview in The Chiefs aired on Wednesday, August 8.<\/p>\n

Badoy, both a staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte and a blogger like Uson, confirmed that the ASec really violated Republic Act (RA) 6713 or an act of establishing a code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees, to uphold the time-honored principle of public office being a public trust, granting incentives and rewards for exemplary service, enumerating prohibited acts and transactions and providing penalties for violations thereof and for other purposes.<\/p>\n

However, she said that they cannot fire Uson over this, but only issue her a written reminder.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe official stand of the PCOO is to just remind ASec. Mocha. I think the Secretary just spoke to her and that\u2019s about it, well she is a presidential appointee and we cannot actually fire her,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

Badoy then added, \u201cIt\u2019s the presidential prerogative. Uson has to align with the laws regarding gender and development, all the laws and rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Communications USec admitted that she with some PCOO staff were shocked by the video shot in Uson\u2019s office, featuring the Asec with co-host Drew Olivar who was seen gesturing to his chest and crotch areas singing \u201cipepe idede ipederalismo<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish that she would have been a bit more circumspect but as the president said, she does have the right to free expression,\u201d Badoy commented.<\/p>\n

She was referring to Presidential Harry Roque, Jr.\u2019s recent statement that the President was \u201ccool\u201d with Uson\u2019s recent video, though Duterte admitted that there was a better way to talk about Charter change (Cha-cha)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s freedom of expression. He is a staunch believer of freedom of expression, that\u2019s why he curses frequently. So do not stop him. He is not stopping anyone,\u201d Roque said in a press briefing.<\/p>\n

Badoy then further said that she is fascinated with Mocha for being able to \u201ctrigger a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think it\u2019s very good for us as a country because I think Asec. Mocha reminds us of a lot of hypocrisy in our society and she makes us face them, the things inside herself because we\u2019re such a hypocritical society. This is what I find fascinating about Asec. Mocha,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Apart from several senators, Uson also drew criticism from a government official under PCOO \u2013 Philippine Information Agency (PIA) head Harold Clavite.<\/p>\n

[READ: PIA head urges Mocha Uson to apologize, take a leave<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Clavite broke his silence regarding the issue to give importance to the \u201cmassive man-hours\u201d the PIA has exhausted just to provide seminars and workshops to all stakeholders in public information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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