Noynoy Aquino defended the Abad family in his government

 He was criticized for reprimanding the weather man and now he is being reprimanded for appointing the Abads in his government except for the wife who was elected as congressman.

But then he defended the Abad family.

MANILA, Philippines—So whatever happened to the 100-day honeymoon?
President Benigno Aquino III Monday expressed dismay over the stinging criticism he got from lawmakers for having too many members of the Abad family in his administration.
Less than three weeks into the presidency, Mr. Aquino said he was not given a honeymoon period—the absence of any major criticism from the press and political detractors—commonly accorded to a new chief executive.
“Just because I’m a bachelor, they thought I hadn’t experienced a honeymoon so they did not give me any,” he said in Filipino. “So I’ll just say ‘thank you’ to them.”
Mr. Aquino has appointed Florencio “Butch” Abad budget secretary and his daughter Julia chief of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS).
In addition, Abad’s son Luis has been appointed chief of staff of Finance Secretary of Cesar Purisima. Abad’s wife Henedina is the representative of the lone district of Batanes, who reportedly wants to be the vice chair of the House appropriations committee.
Certain lawmakers have voiced their concern about having members of the same family in key government positions.
A lawmaker belonging to Lakas-Kampi-CMD on Sunday said that he was worried about one family taking control of the government’s budget.
The House appropriation committee sets the General Appropriations Act, the budget secretary disburses the funds (including pork barrel funds), the PMS head dispenses the President’s pork barrel, and the chief of staff has the ear of the finance secretary, he said.
Standing by Abads

But the President stood by the Abads, saying he “did not violate any law obviously.”
“I’m confident that they will demonstrate their capabilities and their qualifications that made me decide to put them in place,” Mr. Aquino told reporters.
He described the elder Abad as a “mentor and longtime colleague” who still had to go through the usual selection process before he could get the budget portfolio.
Summa cum laude
Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Luis graduated summa cum laude from Ateneo de Manila University, who was also named one of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines in the past.
Julia, 31, supposedly got the sensitive and influential PMS portfolio owing to her stint as Mr. Aquino’s chief of staff while he was in the Senate.