Malacañang expects no significant leadership changes in executive departments and offices anytime soon, although it acknowledges President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’ authority to evaluate the performance of his Cabinet members as he sees fit.
“The President needs to evaluate every time if his secretaries, Cabinet members are doing well for the government, for the people,” said Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Tuesday.
“But as of now, there’s no changes yet,” she added.
Castro issued the statement during a press briefing in response to rumors of an impending Cabinet revamp.
There are speculations that Presidential Security Command (PSC) Major Gen. Jesus Nelson Morales and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy are about to leave their posts.
The PCO official emphasized there is no information related to alleged leadership changes in the said organizations.
Castro also touched on potential changes within the PCO under the leadership of Communications Secretary Jay Ruiz, who also took his oath before President Marcos on Monday.
She confirmed that Ruiz has indicated plans to modify the Palace media operations, but no details yet.
“He (Ruiz) said there will be changes and some will be retained, some may also be removed. So, let’s just wait for the order of Secretary Jay Ruiz,” Castro said.
