Malacañang has debunked claims that Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has resigned.
In a statement on Thursday, Sept. 12, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez said President Marcos' trust and confidence in Teodoro "has never wavered."
He tagged the rumors as fake news and "pathetic attempts to sow disunity" in the defense department.
"The President's full trust and confidence on Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has never wavered," Chavez said.
"Rumors to the contrary are pathetic attempts to sow disunity in an organization united in protecting our people and defending our territory," he added.
The PCO chief further said that the country's military must be spared of "corrosive politicking."
"Busy as they are with their mission, we should spare our fighting men of the corrosive politicking that has no place in their ranks," he said.