Oscar Mira Re-emerges Alongside Senior PUP Officials

Oscar Mira may have stepped away from Cabinet and disappeared from public view, but he is suddenly back on the political stage. Next Tuesday marks three months since Prime Minister John Briceño announced that Mira had agreed to step aside as Minister of Home Affairs while auditors examined procurement at the Ministry of Defense. Now, with Mira appearing publicly alongside senior PUP officials and the first audit report expected by the end of September, questions about a possible Cabinet return are growing louder. Today, we asked the Prime Minister directly whether Mira is on his way back, but he stopped short of giving an answer.

 

Reporter

“Minister Mira’s leave. Will he return or will Mr. Espat, who has said he would take on the job, will you be giving it to him?”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“Well, I think you’re, you’re asking something that it is a prerogative of the prime minister. When that time comes, I will let you know.”

 

 

 

 

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