President Marcos dismissed talk of another Cabinet reshuffle, saying there is no need to change his current team and warning that frequently moving officials around is counterproductive to effective governance.

Marcos said this amid persistent rumors that some Cabinet secretaries could be replaced and that former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benhur Abalos may return to government in an official capacity.

In a press briefing in Kazan, Russia, the President said he does not see the need for a Cabinet reshuffle.

"I think we have a really good group of people in the Cabinet right now. And we are working well together," he said Thursday, June 18.

Marcos said stability and continuity in government work are important and would be disrupted if officials are constantly reassigned.

"What you are trying to promote in government is stability and the steadiness of work. That's an important part of governance," he said.

"If you keep moving people around, they have to start learning their job again. And we just don't have time for that," he added.

The President said the officials currently serving in the Cabinet and other agencies have already gained experience and learned lessons from their positions.

"To just keep moving people around for no really good reason, it makes no sense to me," he said.

Rumors circulating on social media suggest major Cabinet movements in the DILG, and the Health, Justice, Public Works, Trade, and Transportation departments.

"I heard that too. But the most I hear about it is from you guys, not from within government," he told reporters.

The President added that discussions about a Cabinet reshuffle are not even taking place during meetings with his officials.

"When we sit around the table in meetings, we don't talk about that," he said.

President Marcos, however, acknowledged that he wants Abalos to take on a more active role in government and said the former Interior chief has continued helping the administration informally and privately.

“Of course, I want Benhur to play a more active role in government," he said.

The President said he would not mind finding a way for Abalos to help in an official capacity.

However, he stressed that bringing Abalos back into government does not automatically mean another official has to be removed from office.

"It's not a zero-sum thing in the Cabinet that you have to remove somebody to gain somebody else," he said.

Abalos ran for senator in 2025 under President Marcos’ Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas but lost. His fellow senatorial aspirant, former senator Francis Tolentino, was appointed as acting Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary last month.