To ensure a seamless transfer of power from President Aquino to presumptive president Rodrigo Roa Duterte next month, Malacañang has already started preliminary talks with the camp of Duterte particularly on security, presidential management, protocol, and household. According to Peter Lavina, spokesman of president-elect Duterte, they are just waiting for the official proclamation of the Davao City mayor as 16th president of the republic before they sit down and talk directly with the Presidential Transition Committee headed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa. Duterte is scheduled to meet with his well-wishers at the Marco Polo Davao in Davao City late afternoon today which will be preceded by his meetings with members of the core group tasked to coordinate with Malacanang on the transition. The Presidential Transition Committee, created by President Aquino via Administrative Order No. 49, held its first meeting last Friday to set the stage for the transition process leading [...]
