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Marcos reappoints 10 Cabinet members bypassed by Commission on Appointments

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the oath-taking of reappointed Cabinet members on Tuesday, October 4, in Malacañang. Office of the Press Secretary" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/10/04/20221004-marcos-reappointed-cabinet-members.jpg"/><figcaption>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the oath-taking of reappointed Cabinet members on Tuesday, October 4, in Malacañang. <em>Office of the Press Secretary</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday administered the oath of office to 10 Cabinet members who were recently bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA).</p><p>The following &quot;reappointed Cabinet members&quot; took their oath before Marcos in Malacañang, the Office of the Press Secretary said in a Facebook post. </p><ul>	<li>Benjamin Estoista Diokno - Secretary of the Department of Finance</li>	<li>Manuel Manligas Bonoan - Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways</li>	<li>Alfredo Espinosa Pascual - Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry</li>	<li>Erwin Teshiba Tulfo - Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development</li>	<li>Jaime Jimenez Bautista - Secretary of the Department of Transportation</li>	<li>Renato Umali Solidum Jr. - Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology</li>	<li>Raphael Perpetuo Mercado Lotilla - Secretary of the Department of Energy</li>	<li>Maria Susana Vasquez Ople - Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers</li>	<li>Arsenio Molina Balisacan - Secretary of the National Economic Development Authority</li>	<li>Jose Rizalino Larion Acuzar - Secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development </li></ul><p>They were among 15 appointees of Marcos who were bypassed by the CA last week due to &quot;lack of material time&quot; before Congress adjourned its session. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/28/22/ca-fails-to-act-on-nominations-of-tulfo-calida-13-others">&#x27;Bypassed&#x27;: Tulfo, Calida, 13 others fail to get CA nod before Congress break</a></li></ul><p>Former Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin also took his oath as Marcos Jr.’s Executive Secretary on Tuesday morning, said the Office of the Press Secretary. </p><p>After the oath-taking, Marcos was seen presiding over a Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. He was flanked by Bersamin and Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile.</p><p>Bersamin last month <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/22/ex-chief-justice-bersamin-is-marcos-new-executive-secretary" target="_blank">replaced</a> longtime Marcos aide Victor Rodriguez who resigned as executive secretary, citing family reasons. </p><p>Rodriguez said he would instead work as the Presidential Chief of Staff (COS), a position which Enrile thumbed down. </p><p>Enrile had advised Marcos that the duties and responsibilities of the COS are already being undertaken by other Cabinet members.</p><p>The CA had also bypassed Rodriguez, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, and Information and Communications Secretary Ivan John Uy. </p><p>They were not included in the list of reappointed Cabinet members released by the Office of the Press Secretary. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/27/22/marcos-cabinet-discuss-upskilling-of-filipino-workers">Marcos, cabinet discuss upgrading skills of Filipino workers</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2059100" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Marcos reappoints 10 Cabinet members bypassed by Commission on Appointments

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 04, 2022 11:19 AM PHT

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Updated October 04, 2022 02:41 PM PHT

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