Statement by Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on President Aquino's rejection of Secretary Abad's resignation

I am not surprised. I know the President. His trust and confidence on the members of his cabinet is not based on what may be convenient. In rejecting Sec. Abad's resignation, the President has sent a strong message that he would always stand by what is right. Amid all the political noise and early posturing for 2016, a weak President would've taken the easy way out. But that is not PNoy's style of governance.

Having been a cabinet member myself, I can understand Sec. Abad's offer to resign. He has been the target of a vicious propaganda campaign. And a cabinet member would always want to spare the President from controversy. But clearly, Abad still enjoys the trust and confidence of the President. And I fully support the President's decision not to accept his resignation.