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Palace to erring gov't officials: You will all be fired

Published May 21, 2025 01:30 pm

At A Glance

  • The Palace, through Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro, emphasized that the OWWA firings should serve as a warning to all government officials that any engagement in fraudulent activities could lead to their removal from office by the President.
  • The President, as stated by Castro, has a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and dishonesty among government officials, indicating that anyone found engaging in such behavior will not hesitate to be fired.
The removal from office of two Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) officials should serve as a warning to all government officials to do away from anomalies or else they will be fired by the President, Malacañang warned.

PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM)
PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM)
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro clarified on Wednesday, May 21, that former OWWA administrator Arnel Ignacio was sacked, and was not asked to resign.

In fact, another official— deputy director Emma Sinclair—was also fired from her post, Castro said.

The Palace official said they were fired due to an alleged anomalous P1.4-billion land acquisition deal.

"Sinabi po natin na si former OWWA administrator Arnel Ignacio, hindi po siya nag-resign, siya po ay tinanggal dahil sa mga anomalyang nabanggit, nabanggit na po ito ni (Department of Migrant Workers) Secretary Hans Cacdac (We have said that former OWWA administrator Arnel Ignacio did not resign, he was sacked due to the anomaly mentioned by Secretary Hans Cacdac)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Wednesday.

"At maliban po diyan, mayroon pa pong isa na makakasama, ang deputy director na si Emma Sinclair. Pareho po silang tinanggal, hindi po  sila pinag-resign (And aside from that, another official will be included, deputy director Emma Sinclair. They were both fired, they were not asked to resign)," she added.

Castro said that according to President Marcos, their ouster from office must serve as a warning to all government officials to be honest in performing their duties.
She said the President will not hesitate to fire them if they engage in fraud while holding a government post.

"Ito lamang po ay isang senyales, maaari nating sabihin na ito ay panawagan ng Pangulo sa lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho sa ilalim niya na gampanan ninyo ang inyong trabaho, tanggalin ang panloloko o lokohan sa inyong pagtatrabaho dahil hindi po mangingimi ang Pangulong tanggalin kayo sa pwesto (This is a sign, we can say that it is a call from the President to everyone working under him to do your jobs properly, to remove deception or dishonesty in your work, because the President will not hesitate to remove you from your position)," Castro said.

"You will all be fired, kapag hindi ninyo tinupad ang inyong mga obligasyon sa bayan (You will all be fired if you do not fulfill your obligations to the nation)," she warned.

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