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Marcos names his DOF, DTI secretaries; bares pick for DPWH post
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced additional Cabinet appointees on Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Alfred Pascual has agreed to lead the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno will be nominated as the secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF).
Philip Medalla will take over Diokno's unexpired term at the BSP.
Marcos also intends to nominate Manny Bonoan for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) post.
He is also considering nominees for the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) chief positions.
Marcos expressed his intention to hold a Cabinet meeting on July 1, immediately after his inauguration, to "hit the ground running."
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President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno as the next Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF).
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President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed former University of the Philippines president Alfredo Pascual as the next Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
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President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed broadcast journalist Erwin Tulfo as the incoming Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
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Presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has chosen Atty. Victor Rodriguez, his longtime spokesperson and chief-of-staff, as his executive secretary.
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