AN organization of motor vehicle owners is asking the powerful Commission on Appointments to reject the nomination of Secretary Arthur Tugade as head of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), claiming the latter was not fit or qualified for the job.

In a two-page letter to Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd, ex-officio chair of the commission, the Road Users Protection Advocates claimed that President Rodrigo Duterte failed to “appoint wisely” when he named Tugade as secretary of DOTr.

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