By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
MindaNews
DAVAO CITY.–The appointment of former South Cotabato Representative Luwalhati Ricasa-Antonino as the new chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) was antedated to August 9 but announced only on September 3, with then incumbent MinDA chair Jesus Dureza verbally told he was out just minutes before the announcement.
The announcement of the new MinDA chair was made by former Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas, the defeated vice presidential running mate of President Aquino who was the President’s representative to the Tuna Congress in General Santos City, the Antoninos’ bailiwick, last Friday.