Marcos taps lawyer-turned-blogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles to head PCOO

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screengrab from Luminous by Trixie Cruz-Angeles &amp; Ahmed Paglinawan" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/25/20220525-lawyer-trixie-cruz-angeles.jpg"/><figcaption>Screengrab from Luminous by Trixie Cruz-Angeles &amp; Ahmed Paglinawan</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - Radio commentator and pro-Duterte blogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles has been tapped to head the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), the camp of incoming President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday. &quot;The primary task of Cruz-Angeles is to oversee the operations of the PCOO, which includes the conduct of regular press briefings to media practitioners covering Malacañang activities,&quot; according to a statement issued by Marcos&#x27; spokesman Vic Rodriguez. &quot;Marcos had earlier announced that he will not appoint a spokesperson, which in effect limits the function of the Press Secretary to talking head during press briefings,&quot; it read.Cruz-Angeles, who was a social media strategist at the PCOO from July 2017 to 2018 during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, has accepted the offer to become Press Secretary, the statement added. &quot;I am grateful for the opportunity I am given,&quot; Angeles said.In the early 2000s, Cruz-Angeles worked with several agencies involved in heritage and cultural conservation.She also worked as a spokesperson of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), and a legal counsel for individuals involved in controversial cases.Among the clients she represented are expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) minister Lowell Menorca II and former fugitive-turned-Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon.In 2016, the Supreme Court suspended Cruz-Angeles from practicing law for 3 years. The high court said she and fellow lawyer Wylie Paler violated passages in the lawyer&#x27;s code of conduct against dishonest practices, neglect of legal matters entrusted to them, and accountability for a client’s money.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/09/16/supreme-court-suspends-prominent-lawyer">Supreme Court suspends prominent lawyer</a></li></ul>She has since become a radio show host and a prominent blogger supportive of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.Under the law, the PCOO is mandated to develop guidelines to ensure the dissemination of information about the government&#x27;s programs and activities.&quot;Atty Angeles is no stranger to PCOO having served the office during the early years of the Duterte Administration,&quot; acting Palace spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said of his successor.&quot;We wish Atty. Angeles all the best in her latest assignment,&quot; he said in a statement.

Radio commentator and pro-Duterte blogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles has been tapped to head the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), the camp of incoming President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday. 

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Marcos taps lawyer-turned-blogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles to head PCOO

Marcos taps lawyer-turned-blogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles to head PCOO

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 25, 2022 10:24 AM PHT

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Updated May 25, 2022 02:10 PM PHT

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