Usec puno biography of william

Filipinos should be scandalized by the way a media and social network feeding frenzy was instigated at the expense of DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government) Undersecretary Rico Puno. This piece is being written — not to defend Rico Puno or justify his further stay at the department — but to alert the public about how wild speculation could irresponsibly damage people’s names and reputations.

The immediate impact of the ABS-CBN “break in” story — alleging that Usec Puno led a “raiding” team to get sensitive papers from the late Jesse Robredo’s condo — had made it appear that Puno was up to something evil. The only fact that could be gleaned from the TV Patrol story is that Usec Puno went to Robredo’s condo with some DILG officials.

There was no proof whatsoever that Robredo was investigating Puno. There was no proof whatsoever that there was an attempted break in. On the contrary, the DILG team had duly registered with the building security desk — som