DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE INFORMATION DIVISION BULLETTIN 30 June 2010 A. NEWS: 1. President Benigno Simeon Aquino III Announced Th

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INFORMATION DIVISION BULLETTIN 30 June 2010

A. NEWS:

1. President Benigno Simeon Aquino III announced the official members of his Cabinet a day before his inauguration composed of familiar faces and some new ones, with former CHR Chair Leila de Lima as the Secretary of Justice. Bus. World HS P. Journal - p. 2 D. Tribune - p. 6 Bus.Mirror HS Star Ngayon - p. 2 Tempo - p. 4

2. The appointment of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has been widely acclaimed in several sectors as one of the most inspired appointments of President Aquino. D. Inquirer - p. J3

3. Secretary de Lima vowed to speed up the prosecution of the Ampatuan clan for their involvement in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre. The Secretary will, likewise, take over election fraud cases pending before the Department. Tempo - p. 8 Bus. World - p. 10

4. Business executives from multinational companies operating in the country agreed that BI Commissioner Marcelino Libanan is the best commissioner the bureau has ever had. D. Tribune - p. 6 M. Bulletin - p. 14 Standard - p. 3 P. Journal - p. 6

5. PCGG Chairman Camilo Sabio allegedly blamed former PCGG chairman Jovito Salonga for the government's failure to fully recover the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses and its cronies until now. Bus. Mirror - p. 2

B. PHOTO:

6. President Aquino is shown with his Cabinet secretaries which includes, among others, Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima, during their presentation to the media last June 29, 2010. M. Bulletin - p. 1

C. OTHERS:

7. Ms. Marie Hilao-Enriquez welcomes the inclusion of former CHR Chair Leila de Lima in the Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III as secretary of justice, hoping that she would continue to exercise the same degree of independence she showed as CHR chair and certain that the new secretary of justice will make a difference in the DOJ. D. Inquirer - p. A16

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