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Karen Jimeno quits Malacañang post

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ma’am FYI po i finished my task of working w/ other agencies in drafting the draft Disaster Bill w/c was presented to Cabinet &amp; mentioned by PRRD in his SONA. I resigned in July &amp; taking a Masters now in UC Berkeley. I havent received my salary as Usec for Disaster Res up to now.</p>— Karen Jimeno (@AttyKarenJimeno) <a href="https://twitter.com/AttyKarenJimeno/status/1028423541664796672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA - Lawyer Karen Jimeno said Sunday she has resigned as undersecretary for disaster resiliency of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), two months into her job.</p><p>She&#x27;s now in the United States to pursue a master&#x27;s degree at the University of California, Berkeley.</p><p>Before she quit her post, Jimeno said she helped draft a proposed law creating a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/31/18/duterte-wants-point-person-on-disaster-management" target="_blank">Department of Disaster Resilience.</a> </p><p>&quot;I finished my task of working w/ other agencies in drafting the draft Disaster Bill w/c was presented to Cabinet &amp; mentioned by PRRD in his SONA,&quot; she said.</p><p>The proposed bill seeks the establishment of a “strong and empowered department that would focus on natural hazards.”</p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte appointed her to the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/16/18/duterte-names-karen-jimeno-as-undersecretary-for-disaster-resiliency" target="_blank">PMS post</a> in May. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">To be fair it’s not the fault of PMS, but due to red tape. I had same experience when i worked for Yolanda Rehab under Pres Aquino. Also served in DPWH w/ no salary for about 6 months. What’s important is we help &amp; serve when we can, w/o corruption.<a href="https://t.co/cJly2Vcyvd">https://t.co/cJly2Vcyvd</a></p>— Karen Jimeno (@AttyKarenJimeno) <a href="https://twitter.com/AttyKarenJimeno/status/1028564269288157184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In her tweet, she said she has yet to receive her paycheck during her two-month tenure.</p><p>&quot;To be fair it’s not the fault of PMS, but due to red tape,&quot; she said.</p><p>Prior to her appointment to PMS, Jimeno served as undersecretary for legal affairs and priority projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways.</p><p>Jimeno first came to be known as the spokesperson of the defense team of the late Chief Justice Renato Corona in his impeachment trial.</p>

<p>Lawyer Karen Jimeno said Sunday she resigned as undersecretary for disaster resiliency of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), two months into her job.<br /> </p>

Lawyer Karen Jimeno said Sunday she resigned as undersecretary for disaster resiliency of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), two months into her job.