Ten of the 14 picks of President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. to lead key government agencies who were recently bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) have been reappointed by the President.
This was confirmed after Marcos administered the oath taking of the ad-interim Cabinet members on Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, in Malacañang.
The ad-interim Cabinet appointees are:
•Benjamin Estoista Diokno - Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF)
•Manuel Manligas Bonoan - Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
•Alfredo Espinosa Pascual - Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
•Erwin Teshiba Tulfo - Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
•Jaime Jimenez Bautista - Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr)
•Renato Umali Solidum Jr. - Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
•Raphael Perpetuo Mercado Lotilla - Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE)
•Maria Susana Vasquez Ople - Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)
•Arsenio Molina Balisacan - Secretary of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)
•Jose Rizalino Larion Acuzar - Secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Newly-appointed Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin also took his oath on Tuesday.
He replaced Atty. Vic Rodriguez, who stepped down from the post last month.
The 10 reappointed Cabinet members were among the 14 officials Marcos designated to key positions whose nominations were bypassed by the CA last week.
The four other officials whose nominations were bypassed include Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, Ivan John Uy of Information and Communications Technology, Commissioner Nelson Celis of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), and Commission on Audit (COA) chair Jose Calida.
Malacañang made no mention of the status of their appointments.