Ruiz stays as acting PCO chief amid replacement rumors

Updated Wed, July 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM Published Wed, July 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM

Jay Ruiz continues to serve as the acting secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) as Malacañang has yet to announce a replacement.

Palace press officer Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that Ruiz remains the acting PCO chief and has not received any information regarding a new appointment.

Castro stated she could neither confirm nor deny rumors of journalist Dave Gomez potentially replacing Ruiz, as no official updates have reached her.

Ruiz's ad interim appointment as PCO secretary was reappointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. after it was deemed bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) due to lack of time.

If appointed, Dave Gomez would be the fifth PCO secretary within the first three years of the Marcos administration.

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