Aquino confirms Heidi Mendoza’s return to COA
03/11/2011 | 12:01 PM
AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III confirmed that Heidi Mendoza, a former state auditor and a whistle-blower on military corruption, will soon return to the Commission on Audit (COA).
“So pagbalik niya, sa palagay ko as a minimum she will be a COA commissioner,” Aquino told reporters on Thursday in Singapore where he is conducting a state visit.
(When she returns, I think, at the least, she will be a COA commissioner.)
Aquino said he has yet to talk with Mendoza after their meeting in February.
During the meeting, Mendoza told Aquino that she has to consult her family if she will accept the administration’s invitation for her to return to government service.
“Nung kinausap ko siya isa sa pinagdiinan niya nung nagdesisyon siyang maging testigo hindi niya pinaalam sa pamilya nya so sabi niya ‘kailangan kong konsultahin ang aking pamilya’,” the President said.
(When I spoke with her, she emphasized that when she decided to become a witness, she did not consult her family and this time, she said she has to consult her family.)
via Aquino confirms Heidi Mendoza’s return to COA.
My sense is that it’s good for us bad for her. She has already sacrificed more than most an still we have to ask more. If this was the NBA she should have an iron clad contract , with a player opt-out, buy-out,2 year player option, and the Kobe special trade veto power. Which in government mean she must either be part of an independent commission (ie ombudsman) or she is part of a not so independent agency but with direct reporting to the President.