MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin ordered all presidential appointees in the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and attached agencies to tender their 'unqualified courtesy resignations,' Presidential Communications Acting Secretary Jay Ruiz confirmed Saturday.
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin ordered all presidential appointees in the Presidential Communications Office and attached agencies to tender their 'unqualified courtesy resignations,' Presidential Communications Acting Secretary Jay Ruiz confirmed Saturday.In a memorandum dated Feb. 25, 2025, Bersamin directed the incumbent PCO officials to submit their resignations by Feb. 28 to 'give a new PCO Secretary a free hand in performing his duties and functions.
'The directive follows the appointment of Ruiz, who was sworn in as new PCO secretary on Feb. 24.'The above directive shall apply to all Presidential Appointees in agencies, offices and bureaus under the PCO whose appointments are not permanent and all Presidential appointees in GOCCs attached to PCO whose appointments are in acting capacity, as well as those who are in holdover status,' Bersamin said in his memo.
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