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Marcos retains Remulla brothers, Teodoro in his Cabinet
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has rejected the courtesy resignations of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced that the President declined these key cabinet members' resignations during a Palace press briefing.
The status of National Security Adviser Eduardo Año's resignation remains unconfirmed and was not coursed through Bersamin.
Bersamin stated that the call for courtesy resignations was not a purge but a commitment by President Marcos Jr. to foster a highly efficient and results-driven government.
Additionally, Nicolas Torre III was appointed as the new police chief, and Shirley Agrupis was appointed as the new chair of the Commission on Higher Education.
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