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CSC chair did not submit courtesy resignation and has no reason to

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<p>MANILA — Civil Service Commission Chair Marilyn Barua-Yap on Friday debunked a claim by the Duterte Youth party-list saying she had submitted her courtesy resignation.</p><p>In a short statement, Yap said she did not resign and that there was no reason for her to submit a courtesy resignation as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday directed Cabinet officials to do.</p><p>“The recent directive of the President requesting the resignation of his Cabinet Secretaries does not apply to me, as I am not a member of the Cabinet nor am I under the executive branch’s direct control,” she said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/23/marcos-to-retain-economic-managers-after-courtesy-resignations-palace-1434">Marcos retains economic managers, shuffles other Cabinet secretaries<br/></a></div><p>The Civil Service Commission is an independent body created by the 1987 Constitution.</p><p>The Duterte Youth party-list, whose proclamation has been suspended pending the resolution of a disqualification case, claimed that Barua-Yap had filed her courtesy resgination even if the CSC is not covered by the order.</p><p>“Why then is Comelec Chairman Garcia not subscribing to the Wisdom of the President in his Call to resign?” the group said.</p><p>The party-list group has accused Garcia of politicking through the Comelec&#x27;s suspension of its proclamation as the poll body resolves a petition questioning Duterte Youth&#x27;s accreditation.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/20/duterte-youth-files-sc-petition-challenging-comelec-s-suspension-of-proclamation-1804">Duterte Youth files SC petition challenging Comelec&#x27;s suspension of proclamation</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><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/GV1wGAF1JaI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>“The recent directive of the President requesting the resignation of his Cabinet Secretaries does not apply to me, as I am not a member of the Cabinet nor am I under the executive branch’s direct control,” Civil Service Commission Chair Marilyn Barua-Yap said.</p>

“The recent directive of the President requesting the resignation of his Cabinet Secretaries does not apply to me, as I am not a member of the Cabinet nor am I under the executive branch’s direct control,” Civil Service Commission Chair Marilyn Barua-Yap said.

Contrary to claims, CSC chair did not submit courtesy resignation and has no reason to

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Contrary to claims, CSC chair did not submit courtesy resignation and has no reason to

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Published May 23, 2025 04:36 PM PHT

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