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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765343118657photo-collage.png_cropped_processed_by_imagy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Malacañang on Wednesday belied speculation that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to replace Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Information and Communications Secretary Henry Aguda.<em> 📷༘ Arthur Fuentes, Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Malacañang on Wednesday belied speculation that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to replace Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Information and Communications Secretary Henry Aguda.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/25/aguda-denies-insertions-in-dict-budget-1639">Aguda denies insertions in DICT budget</a></div><p>Angara and Aguda were present during the second Legislative Executive Development Advisory (LEDAC) meeting in Malacañang on December 9, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro told Palace reporters.</p><p>“Nagbigay sila ng kanilang mga proyekto sa President so we deny [that allegation],” she said.</p><p>“Kontento po ang ating Pangulo sa ating mga Cabinet secretaries at hanggang nakikita natin sila diyan ay kuntento ang Pangulo sa kanila,” she said.</p><p>“Sa ngayon nakikita po ng Pangulo na ang kaniyang mga Cabinet secretaries ay nagtratrabaho,” she said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/19/angara-no-need-to-resign-as-deped-chief-over-hearsay-allegations-linked-to-flood-control-mess-1302">Angara: No need to resign as DepEd chief over ‘hearsay’ allegations linked to flood control mess</a></div><p>Earlier this year, Angara was accused of inserting several questionable projects into the national budget when he was still a senator, while Aguda’s agency has been tagged in questionable procurements.</p><p>Both secretaries have denied the accusations against them.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ci9ez8I-WQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RcSkTYjNZP0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p> Malacañang on Wednesday belied speculation that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to replace Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Information and Communications Secretary Henry Aguda.</p>

Malacañang on Wednesday belied speculation that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to replace Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Information and Communications Secretary Henry Aguda.

Malacañang denies rumor Angara, Aguda set to exit Marcos Jr. Cabinet

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Malacañang denies rumor Angara, Aguda set to exit Marcos Jr. Cabinet

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 10, 2025 01:10 PM PHT

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