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Expect changes at the Office of the Press Secretary under new watch, says OIC Garafil

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Raffy Cabristante and Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Cheloy Garafil talks to reporters at the Malacañang Palace on Oct. 10, 2022. Job Manahan, Malacañang Press Corps/POOL" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/10/10/cheloy-garafil.jpg"/><figcaption>Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Cheloy Garafil talks to reporters at the Malacañang Palace on Oct. 10, 2022. <em>Job Manahan, Malacañang Press Corps/POOL</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Changes are expected in the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) in the coming days as lawyer Cheloy Garafil takes the helm as its officer-in-charge.</p><p>&quot;Of course, may mga changes iyan but I’m still wrapping my head around iyong operations. Ngayon pa lang kami mag-me-meeting talagang formally on the operations ng OPS but definitely we’ll see some changes in the coming days,&quot; she told reporters Monday.</p><p>Garafil&#x27;s statement came just days after she had resigned from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and accepted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to head OPS.</p><p>Although she is performing under an officer-in-charge capacity, she succeeds former Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles who resigned last Tuesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/22/trixie-cruz-angeles-resigns-as-press-secretary">Trixie Cruz Angeles resigns as Press Secretary due to health reasons: Palace</a></li></ul><p>Garafil also told reporters that she does not mind whether she performs as OIC or as Press Secretary, as she said she values the &quot;trust and confidence&quot; Marcos gave her.</p><p>&quot;Binigyan niya tayo ng pagkakataon at ng trust na makatulong sa OPS. So iyon ang importante sa akin,&quot; she added.</p><p>A former journalist, Garafil had also worked with other government offices, including the Department of Justice, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the House of Representatives.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/07/22/ltfrb-chief-moves-to-office-of-the-press-secretary-as-officer-in-charge">LTFRB chief resigns, moves to Office of the Press Secretary as officer-in-charge</a></li></ul><p>Last Thursday, Marcos said candidates for the position of Press Secretary have already been cut down to 3; his final decision is expected to be made public early this week.</p><p>“Obviously we need somebody who is very experienced and is probably a journalist or is a media practitioner. Iyon naman ang kailangan, yung marunong mag-messaging, para yung gusto naming palabasin, iyon naman ang lumalabas. That’s what’s important that we get the information, the messaging across,” he told reporters.</p><div><strong>—with report from Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe __idm_id__="12632065" 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=2281628" 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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Expect changes at the Office of the Press Secretary under new watch, says OIC Garafil

Raffy Cabristante and Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Oct 10, 2022 12:37 PM PHT

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