Following his resignation Tuesday, Socio Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto is free to choose his political party to pursue his political career.
Since he failed in his second reelection bid for the Senate in the 2004 elections, Recto said he is going to give it another try. “But I don’t know which party he will choose to run in,” Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.
Ermita pointed out that the usual procedure in filling up a vacant post is for the President to choose from the second level, or the undersecretaries or assistant secretaries first. But she can also look from outside the organization/office concerned.
On whether more resignations from the Cabinet are to be expected, Ermita said appointive officials aspiring to run for elective positions, must resign at the prescribed date of the Commission on Elections which is on the third week of November. (OPS/PIA)