Marcos accepts courtesy resignation of 3 Cabinet secretaries

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. accepts the resignations of three Cabinet secretaries, a day after he ordered all members of his Cabinet to submit courtesy resignations because “it’s time to realign government with the people’s expectations.”  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-accepts-resignation-cabinet-secretaries-2025/

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00:00Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has accepted

00:05the resignation of three cabinet secretaries. This a day after Marcos ordered all members of

00:11his cabinet to submit courtesy resignations because, quote, it's time to realign government

00:15with the people's expectations. Marcos will appoint Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo as

00:20the Philippines' permanent representative to the United Nations by end July, while he will

00:24be replaced by Foreign Undersecretary Maria Teresa Lazaro, whom Bersamin describes as a

00:29capable diplomat. Energy Secretary Rafael Lotilia will replace Tolney Yulo Loizaga as Environment

00:35Secretary. Bersamin says Loizaga may be appointed to a cabinet-ranked position at a future time,

00:41but admits she had underperformed. Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jerry

00:46Acuzar will be appointed Presidential Advisor on Pasig River Development, while Housing

00:50Undersecretary Jose Ramon Aliling will be appointed to his vacated post. Bersamin says the economic

00:56team is intact and the president will continue reviewing the performance of other cabinet

01:01officials. Marcos and the Palace had spoken about a supposed cabinet review even before the results

01:06of the May 12 elections. Bersamin says another round of announcements will be made next week.

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