Newly-sworn President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday received military honors at the Malacañang Palace after his inauguration at the National Museum of Fine Arts.
Newly-sworn President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday received military honors at the Malacañang Palace after his inauguration at the National Museum of Fine Arts.
He was accompanied by First Lady Lisa Araneta-Marcos and their sons, Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos, Simon Marcos, and Vincent Marcos. The new Chief Executive also led the oath-taking of the Cabinet members who will serve under him, including Vice President Sara Duterte who will head the Department of Education.
Marcos named the following personalities who will hold key government posts and help him in his governance:Benjamin Diokno - Department of FinanceJesus Crispin Remulla - Department of JusticeBienvenido Laguesma - Department of Labor and EmploymentErwin Tulfo - Department of Social Welfare and DevelopmentIvan John Enrile Uy - Department of Information and Communications TechnologyJaime Bautista - Department of TransportationConrado Estrella III - Department of Agrarian ReformJuan Ponce Enrile -...
A day before his inauguration, Marcos’ camp also announced that outgoing Solicitor General Jose Calida will sit as chairperson of the Commission on Audit in the new administration while Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso would be the president of the Government Service Insurance System.
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