Marcos keeps Cabinet largely intact, National Security Adviser Año not yet safe

rapplerdotcom

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. keeps his Cabinet largely intact. This, despite his ongoing Cabinet revamp.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-government-revamp-june-3-2025/

Transcript

00:00President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. keeps his cabinet largely intact.

00:05This despite his ongoing cabinet revamp.

00:08Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced on Tuesday, June 3,

00:12that the following courtesy resignations were declined by the president.

00:20Bersamin said the president accepted the resignations of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor Chairman Maynard Sabile

00:27and Presidential Assistant for Visayas Terence Calatrava,

00:30while Presidential Advisor on Muslim Affairs Almarim Tilia was, quote, terminated.

00:36Tilia had earlier urged the president to sack special assistant to the president Antonio Lagdameo Jr.

00:42Bersamin also announced Frances Edrelin Lim's appointment as the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman,

00:47replacing Emilio Aquino, whose term will expire on June 5.

00:51Bersamin adds this is not the end of the president's cabinet revamp,

00:55as there will be a continuing performance evaluation.

00:58The fates of National Security Advisor Eduardo Año

01:01and Presidential Communications Office Secretary Jay Ruiz have yet to be announced.

Category

Transcript

Recommended