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Usec. Castro: I had nothing to do with Magalong's resignation
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro stated that Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong resigned voluntarily from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI).
Magalong resigned after Castro clarified his role was as a special adviser, not a lead investigator, a clarification that originated from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Castro urged Magalong not to create intrigue by claiming someone else ordered her to make the statement, challenging him to present evidence and name the person he is referring to.
She stressed that Magalong should have based his role on President Marcos Jr.'s pronouncements and not his own assumptions.
Castro also called out Magalong for blaming her for his resignation from the ICI.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not ask Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong to resign as special adviser to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), but rather to review his appointment, according to Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro.
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