COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has asked all regional ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of offices to submit courtesy resignations by June 30. Macacua issued the memorandum on June 23 in the light of serious and grave...
After nearly seven years of service, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera III has officially stepped down from his post, following the acceptance of his courtesy resignation by President Marcos. In a statement released on Thursday, May 29, de Vera expressed...
Makati City Administrator Claro Certeza on Monday, May 26, stressed that Makati City Mayor-elect Nancy Binay cannot require the city 's department heads to submit their courtesy resignations when she assumes office in July, as this would violate the Civil Service Code. Certeza made the...
The courtesy resignation of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. will not affect the operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a ranking military official disclosed. The AFP is a professional organization that will continue to fulfill its mandate to...
Following President Marcos’ acceptance of her courtesy resignation, several of the country’s leading environmental organizations have expressed gratitude and respect for outgoing Environment Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga, lauding her science-based leadership, policy reforms,...
A day after issuing a call to all his Cabinet members to resign, President Marcos has retained key officials in his administration, including Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and his economic team, while he replaced and moved some of them. Of the 52 officials who have submitted their courtesy...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, May 23, said it remains steadfast in its preparations for the upcoming school year — with Secretary of Education Sonny Angara continuing to lead efforts despite a pending courtesy resignation. “Tuloy-tuloy lang po ang pagtatrabaho ng ating kalihim,...
President Marcos’ abrupt call for the courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries on Thursday, May 22, has sparked mixed reactions from key education stakeholders — with teachers’ groups warning against "political maneuvering" and demanding genuine reform. The Alliance of Concerned...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said he has submitted his courtesy resignation to President Marcos, expressing full support for the administration’s ongoing performance review of cabinet members and government agencies. “In full support of the ongoing performance...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga on Thursday, May 22, said she would file her courtesy resignation, following President Marcos’ directive for all cabinet officials to do the same. “I serve at the pleasure of the President...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has submitted his resignation, following President Marcos ' call for courtesy resignations of all Cabinet secretaries. "I hereby respectfully tender my courtesy resignation as Executive Secretary, Office of the President. Upon your acceptance, the...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced on Thursday, May 22 that he would immediately submit his courtesy resignation, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive for all Cabinet secretaries to do so. In a post on X, Gatchalian wrote, “I...