From appointees being rejected to officials being fired, 2017 marked swift changes in the composition of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “rainbow” Cabinet and administration. Many expressed dismay over her rejection, including Sen. Ralph Recto who said that Taguiwalo was “not there to represent one color in Digong’s rainbow cabinet. “Mariano’s rejection is another proof of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fealty to landlords and oligarchs. Peter Tiu Laviña, Administrator, National Irrigation AuthorityNIA chief Peter Laviña, Duterte’s campaign spokesperson, was sacked by the President in February over allegations of corruption. He was also accused of receiving a house from suspected and slain drug lord Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 26, 2017 04:07 UTC