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Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez, July 11, 2025. Revoli Cortez, PPA pool

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17526253545121752473862899viber_image_2025-07-11_17-43-12-357.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez, July 11, 2025. Revoli Cortez, PPA pool</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>— New Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez has ordered all PCO officials to submit their courtesy resignations not later than Friday, July 18.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2025/7/11/sen-pia-groups-reject-dave-gomez-as-pco-chief-over-tobacco-industry-ties-1254">Senator, groups reject Dave Gomez as PCO chief over tobacco industry ties</a></div><p>In a letter dated July 14, Gomez directed all incumbent PCO undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, directors, as well as other presidential appointees of its attached agencies to tender their &quot;unqualified courtesy resignation.&quot;</p><div><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1945270819631813103&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-07-16T01%3A04%3A22.509902%3A445b8f1b-188b-455b-9260-1fedda884452%26action%3Dcorrect&amp;sessionId=aa99f86e4e61a4ce49893de4a7352587d76e11bb&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:506px;height:780px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1945270819631813103"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Gomez said the order was &quot;in the exigency of service and in order to give the [him] a free hand to perform his duties and responsibilities.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/11/new-pco-chief-dave-gomez-on-criticisms-i-am-not-part-of-tobacco-industry-anymore-2015">New PCO chief Dave Gomez on criticisms: I am not part of tobacco industry anymore</a></div><p>PCO officials in the meantime “shall continue to report for work and perform their usual duties and responsibilities, subject to any modification that the new leadership of PCO may deem proper to adopt.”</p><p>Gomez, who took his oath Monday, said the PCO was set to undergo a performance audit.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/14/pco-undergoes-performance-audit-as-gomez-bats-for-press-freedom-digital-transformation-1421">PCO undergoes performance audit as Gomez bats for ‘press freedom, digital transformation’</a></div><p>In a text message, Gomez said that the move was “standard transition practice” while PCO officials undergo a performance audit.</p><p>Gomez is the fifth PCO Secretary of the Marcos administration, after Jay Ruiz, Cesar Chavez, Cheloy Garafil, and Trixie Cruz-Angeles.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</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/t8EHxoxM4Fk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>PCO chief Dave Gomez has directed all incumbent PCO undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, directors, as well as other presidential appointees of its attached agencies to tender their "unqualified courtesy resignation."</p>

PCO chief Dave Gomez has directed all incumbent PCO undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, directors, as well as other presidential appointees of its attached agencies to tender their "unqualified courtesy resignation."

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PCO chief Dave Gomez orders courtesy resignation of officials until July 18

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published July 16, 2025 08:14 AM PHT

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Updated September 23, 2025 05:55 PM PHT

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