President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his speech at Villamor Air Base in Pasay Metropolis on Sunday, Might 25, 2025, earlier than his departure for Kuala Lumpur to participate within the forty sixth Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. INQUIRER.internet/Ryan Leagogo
KUALA LUMPUR — Saying it isn’t his nature to run away from issues, President Marcos on Tuesday emphatically mentioned he won’t stop his submit regardless of his detractors’ requires him to step down.
“I cannot resign. Why will I try this? It’s not my nature to run away from issues. What good will that do?” Mr. Marcos instructed Malacanang reporters in a press convention right here after the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations Summit.
He was requested to touch upon criticism that his name for Cupboard secretaries and heads of presidency handy of their courtesy resignations was simply “for optics.”
The criticism got here from former Govt Secretary Vic Rodriguez, who served below the President for 3 months in 2022.
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Final week, Rodriguez mentioned there isn’t any want for Mr. Marcos to demand the courtesy resignations of these below him and that the President ought to step down as a substitute as he’s the “drawback.”
On Friday, Govt Secretary Lucas Bersamin mentioned the President didn’t settle for his courtesy resignation and that the Chief Govt retained his financial crew.
Bersamin additionally introduced actions within the Cupboard. That included Vitality Secretary Raphael Lotilla taking up the Division of Atmosphere and Pure Assets, and International Affairs Undersecretary Tess Lazaro changing International Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, who will now function the nation’s Everlasting Consultant to the United Nations.
Requested about different actions within the Cupboard because of the efficiency evaluate of Cupboard officers and heads of presidency companies, Mr. Marcos declined to share any actions for now.
“Not but. However I’ll share it with you, as we had been doing the efficiency evaluate, I don’t restrict it to shortfalls in efficiency. I look into it and I ask, why is that the case? We ask the heads of companies why,” the President mentioned.
He assured that he’s learning the efficiency of presidency officers deeply and punctiliously, and that his name for courtesy resignations isn’t just for present.
“We’ve to look deeper as a result of a few of them should be moved round. In any case, we’re them deeply. I don’t do issues only for optics, and count on to be doing a rigorous efficiency evaluate,” Mr. Marcos mentioned.
The President additionally supplied the identical reply when requested about who would be the subsequent chief of the Philippine Nationwide Police after Inside Secretary Jonvic Remulla mentioned Mr. Marcos already discovered a successor to PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil.
The Chief Govt mentioned he already picked a brand new PNP chief however would relatively discuss to the chosen one first, as a substitute of saying it by way of the media.
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“I’d relatively not use this discussion board to announce, I’ve to speak to them first, whoever it’s. They need to hear about it first from me,” Mr. Marcos added./mr
