{"id":191506,"date":"2018-11-28T02:40:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T07:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=191506"},"modified":"2018-11-28T02:40:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T07:40:32","slug":"durezas-resignation-shows-value-of-delicadeza-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/28\/durezas-resignation-shows-value-of-delicadeza-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Dureza\u2019s resignation shows \u2018value of delicadeza\u2019: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador S. Panelo holds a press briefing for the Malaca\u00f1ang Press Corps (MPC) at the New Executive Building (NEB) in Malaca\u00f1ang. (Photo<\/a>: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday commended former Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza for resigning and apologizing for allegations of corruption committed by two of his subordinates, who have been sacked by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe commend the former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process for taking full responsibility and issuing an apology under the principle of command responsibility for the transgressions committed by his two subordinates,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis resignation has set a concrete example and put a true meaning to the value of delicadeza and morality in governance. This is leadership by example,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo thanked Dureza for his services, particularly in his efforts to advance government efforts to resolve challenges to peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take this occasion to thank Sec. Dureza for the services he rendered to the nation, particularly under the Duterte administration, where he assisted the President in walking the extra mile in advancing peace for the good of our nation and all Filipinos,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo made this remark after the President announced on Tuesday night that he has accepted, with deep regrets, Dureza\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

In the speech, Duterte said he has fired Office of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Undersecretary and PAMANA National Program Manager Ronald Flores and OPAPP Assistant Secretary for Support Services and PAMANA Concerns Yeshter Donn Baccay due to corruption.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panelo also described the firing of Flores and Baccay as a \u201cwarning to all government officials that no person is exempted from the administration\u2019s high and exacting standards of honesty in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir termination also underscores that the President remains resolute in stamping out corruption in the bureaucracy, which includes offices which are specialized in particular fields of governance,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike the war on drugs, the war on corruption must be fought unremittingly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Dureza said he was stepping down from his post to allow a \u201cneeded reorganization\u201d within the OPAPP.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am voluntarily tendering my resignation to pave the way for the needed reorganization that Your Excellency may wish to undertake at OPAPP,\u201d Dureza said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

He said he is saddened by how, despite his efforts to comply with Duterte\u2019s advocacy against corruption, he failed to do so since he concentrated his attention to the \u201cchallenges of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI truly am sad that OPAPP, as an institution which I head, had to suffer publicly due to the acts of a few. Nonetheless, I take full responsibility and apologize for all this,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dureza, however, thanked Duterte for the opportunity of being the Presidential Peace Adviser under his watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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