Faeldon ‘not appointed’ as Corrections chief, claims lawyer on ‘no-show’
NEW Corrections Chief Nicanor Faeldon broke his silence on his alleged “no-show,” calling the negative comments “unfair and misguided” because he would be the “worst laughing stock public office-usurper” if he would assume a post he was “not appointed to.”
In a statement through his legal counsel Jose Diño Jr., Faeldon said he has “never been a no-show to any public office he has held.”
Diño said that Faeldon’s appointment was unofficial as it was only Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra who announced the “proposed appointment,” saying there were no appointment papers that were signed officially.
“In Capt. Faeldon’s alleged ‘proposed appointment,’ Malacañang has not confirmed the ‘news’ or ‘fake news’ being attributed to the Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary,” Diño said in the statement.
When President Rodrigo Duterte announced a month ago that he wanted Faeldon to replace former BuCor chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who resigned to run for Senate, the DoJ wrote to the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to evaluate and endorse Faeldon to the Office of the President.
Guevarra said in a statement on Monday that while he understood that the appointment has not been executed and was currently pending, he was “curious that he (Faeldon) has not said anything about the President’s desire to appoint him.”
Instead, Officer-in-Charge Melvin Buenafe had been handling the operations at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).
“I suppose he’s just being prudent. Maybe just waiting for the appointment process to be completed,” Guevarra said.
In the Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013, it is stated the President should appoint the BuCor’s Director General.
Prior to his supposed “appointment,” Faeldon was named deputy administrator for the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).
He was former Customs chief when P6.4 billion worth of “shabu” was smuggled into the country and resigned over the controversy.
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