Marianas Agupa talk show host Glenn Manglona, left, interviews Saipan Mayor “RB” Camacho regarding issues with the Department of Public Lands on Saturday. Camacho also answered questions from listeners.
The Saipan Mayor’s Office public information officer, Natasha Tomokane, talks to a resident regarding a signature drive for the removal of Department of Public Lands Secretary Teresita Santos at the Garapan Public Market on Saturday.
SAIPAN Mayor Ramon “RB” Camacho on Saturday launched a petition drive that calls for the removal of Department of Public Lands Secretary A. Teresita Santos.
Copies of the petition were available at the Saipan Mayor’s Office, the Garapan Public Market and at https://chng.it/XkRQXG8Jvr
Also on Saturday Marianas Agupa talk show radio host Glenn Manglona invited Camacho and Santos to clarify the issues between them.
Santos was unable to come due to a prior commitment, but Camacho showed up and answered questions from the talk show host and his listeners.
According to Camacho’s petition, the DPL secretary should be removed for “1) Gross ignorance of official duties; 2) Gross carelessness in the discharge of those duties; 3) Unfitness or inability to promptly and properly discharge her official duties because of personal vendetta against certain citizens; 4) Intentional and corrupt failure, refusal, neglect to perform duties imposed on the DPL secretary by law; 5) Failure to carry on her duties as DPL secretary and steward of CNMI public lands for the benefit of persons of Northern Marianas Descent; 6) Her recent public position of staunchly advocating for outside business interests over public land resources, which is widely reported in the media, is contrary and substantially detrimental to the best interest of NMDs and a direct betrayal of the official charge of her office.”
Santos told Variety that she will issue a statement today, Monday.
