04/02/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly Q: How about if the document was already transmitted by the MRO, was there any instance when it was directed to recall the appointment and retrieve the documents already transmitted? A: Yes, but only in a few instances. Sometimes, when the MRO messenger is already in transit or while he is already in the agency or office concerned, we get a call to hold the delivery. Q: You previously outlined the procedure governing the transmittal of original copies of appointment papers to the agency or office concerned. Would you know if this procedure was followed by previous administrations? A: Yes. Since I started working in the MRO in 1976, the procedure has been followed. However, it was unusually disregarded when the appointments numbering more than 800 were made by then President Arroyo in March 2010. The MRO did not even know about some of these appointments and we were surprised when we learned about them in the newspapers. Q: You mentioned that then President Arroyo appointed more than 800 persons in the month of March alone. How were you able to determine this number? A: My staff counted all the appointments made by then President Arroyo within the period starting January 2009 until June 2010. Q: What did you notice, if any, about these appointments? A: There was a steep rise in the number of appointments made by then President Arroyo in the month of March 2010 compared to the other months. Q: Do you have any evidence to show this steep rise? A: Yes. I prepared a Certification showing these statistics and the graphical representation thereof. Q: If those documents will be shown to you, will you be able to recognize them? A: Yes. Q: I am showing you a Certification containing the number of presidential appointees per month since January 2009 until June 2010, and a graphical representation thereof. Can you go over these documents and tell us the relation of these documents to the ones you previously mentioned? A: These are [sic] the Certification with the table of statistics I prepared after we counted the appointments, as well as the graph thereof. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/60717 20/75