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Año is now officially DILG chief

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/11/05/20181105-anoprrd.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte with Interior Secretary Eduardo Año following the oath-taking ceremony at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang Park on November 5, 2018. King Rodriguez, Malacañang Photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Eduardo Año on Monday took his oath as secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) after serving for 10 months as the department’s officer-in-charge.Año took his oath before President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday afternoon, just a few days after the mandatory <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/17/duterte-eyes-alternatives-as-dilg-pick-hits-snag" target="_blank">one year ban</a> on the appointment of resigned or retired military officials as secretary lapsed. Año was supposed to assume the DILG top post last June 2017, replacing the sacked <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/03/17/duterte-fires-dilg-chief-over-corruption-allegations" target="_blank">Ismael Sueno</a>, but the Marawi conflict which erupted on May 23 that year prevented him from taking on his new role. He was appointed by the President as DILG <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/27/17/ao-named-dilg-undersecretary" target="_blank">undersecretary</a> in October 2017 before leading the department in January 2018 in an <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/05/18/cuy-named-drug-board-chair-ao-is-dilg-officer-in-charge" target="_blank">OIC</a> capacity.Año took his oath on the same day as newly appointed Cabinet Secertary Karlo Nograles, a last-termer representative of Davao City who is a distant relative of the Dutertes.

MANILA - Eduardo Año on Monday took his oath as secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government after serving for 10 months as the department’s officer-in-charge.

MANILA - Eduardo Año on Monday took his oath as secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government after serving for 10 months as the department’s officer-in-charge.

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Año is now officially DILG chief

Dharel Placido,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 06, 2018 04:00 AM PHT

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