Singson confirms appointment as deputy NSA

Singson confirms appointment as deputy NSA

this confirms Gloria Arroyo is an idiot

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=130361

Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis "Chavit" Singson, a losing senatorial candidate of the administration in 2007, confirmed Saturday that he has been appointed by President Arroyo as deputy national security adviser (NSA).

Singson told ABS-CBN News Channel that he was informed by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita about the appointment on Friday.

Asked what he can contribute as deputy to NSA Norberto Gonzales, Singson said he will be "concentrating on our Muslim brothers in Mindanao."

geezzz wala talagang alam si Chavit. alam mo ba kung ano ang trabaho ng isang National Security Adviser?

"Even if the MOA (Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain) has been scrapped, we should still talk to them," the former Ilocos Sur governor said.

Singson said he has a lot to contribute in bringing peace to Mindanao because he is used to dealing with people in conflict-areas.

"I know how to deal with people in problem areas. When I was young I used to be a chief of police in Vigan. I'm used to conflicts," he said, adding that he has a lot of friends in Mindanao.

yes he know a thing or two about "conflict". by killing his opponents.

Singson said he would have to meet with Gonzales first before joining the government's peace effort in Mindanao.

The former governor was the fifth losing senatorial candidate of the administration's Team Unity to be given a government post.

The others were former senator Ralph Recto as head of the National Economic and Development Authority; former congressman Prospero Pichay as administrator of the Local Water Utilities Administration, former senator Vicente Sotto III, head of the Dangerous Drugs Board and former presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor as task force head on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.

Ah yes it pays to lose in the Philippines. Only in the Philippines.