Job ‘limitations,’ uncooperative Cabinet execs frustrate Lacson

Presidential Adviser on Rehabilitation and Recovery Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday expressed frustration over the “limitations” of his job, aggravated by uncooperative Cabinet secretaries and local government officials.

“I am really frustrated. Because when I want to do something, I want it done right away. But sometimes you can’t do it because it’s beyond my authority. That’s not within my authority to get things done the way I want [them] done because there is protocol. We follow international protocol and the law. And I am bound by MO [Memorandum Order] 62 that says in so many words my limits,” Lacson said at a news briefing in Malacañang.