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President Marcos Jr. administers the oath of office to Jay Ruiz and Atty. Claire Castro as PCO secretary and undersecretary.

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1740368374359GkhRk9nXMAAySAg.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Marcos Jr. administers the oath of office to Jay Ruiz and Atty. Claire Castro as PCO secretary and undersecretary. </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Veteran broadcast journalist Jay Ruiz took his oath as ad interim Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) before President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in Malacañang on Monday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/5/cesar-chavez-sworn-in-as-marcos-new-communications-chief-1624">Cesar Chavez sworn in as Marcos’ new communications chief</a></div><p>Ruiz replaces Cesar Chavez, who has tendered his irrevocable resignation last February 5. </p><p>In an interview with Malacañang reporters, Ruiz vowed to combat fake news and provide “clear, precise, informative, and educational information” to make the administration closer to the people.</p><p>&quot;Ang utos ng Pangulo, maliwanag na maliwanag. Sabi niya, dapat malaman ng ordinaryong Pilipino ang lahat ng mga programang nakakatulong sa tao. Tao muna bago ang lahat,” Ruiz said.</p><p>“Siyempre, maraming nagpapakalat ng fake news. Lalabanan po natin &#x27;yan. Magkakaroon tayo ng public information responsibilities. Kung kayo mga vlogger, kinakailangan natin maging (responsable). May responsibilidad din kayo sa tao na magsabi ng katotohanan,&quot; he added.</p><p>Ruiz said that he would be working closely with outgoing Secretary Chavez on a smooth transition in the PCO.</p><p>Meanwhile, lawyer and radio personality Claire Castro also took her oath Monday as PCO Undersecretary with a special designation as Palace Press Officer.</p><p>As Palace Press Officer, Castro will be holding press briefings with members of the Malacañang Press Corps, Ruiz said.</p><p>“The President can speak for himself. Tayo lamang po ay mag-eexplain, mag-e-expound kung ano ang direktiba, kung ano ang mensahe, pronouncement ng Palasyo,” she said.</p><p>Meanwhile, Chavez welcomed the appointment of Ruiz and Castro to the PCO.</p><p>“Ako ay natutuwa sapagkat ang hinirang ng ating Pangulo na magiging katuwang ninyo at magiging katuwang niya sa pahayag, patakaran, programa at proyekto at mga sagot sa importanteng bagay ay isang beterano sa pamamahayag. Itong dalawang ito actually sa broadcast, mga kasamahan ko, medyo nauna lang ako ng konti sa kanila,” he said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></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/kQFkNgmwfx8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Jay Ruiz replaces Cesar Chavez, who has tendered his irrevocable resignation last February 5.</p>

Jay Ruiz replaces Cesar Chavez, who has tendered his irrevocable resignation last February 5.

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Jay Ruiz takes oath as PCO chief; Claire Castro named Palace press officer

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Feb 24, 2025 12:03 PM PHT

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