When he took office on 16 August 2012, President Danilo Medina issued decree 454-12 appointing former Vice President Jaime David Fernandez as Minister of Sports and Recreation. The PLD politician did not show up at the swearing-in ceremony of the new President’s Cabinet. Despite his absence from the event, nobody imagined that Fernandez Mirabal would become notorious for no shows, including at important sports-related activities.
He did not attend the reception for Pedro Martinez upon his return to the country after being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Instead, he sent his deputy, Soterio Ramirez to represent him. The same thing occurred when Dominican tennis star Victor Estrella returned after winning the Ecuadorian Open. These absences have led to many comments on social media, as observed by Listin Diario.
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