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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. presides over the 17th Cabinet meeting at the State Dining Room, Malacanan Palace on Tuesday, July 02, 2024. (KJ ROSALES/PPA POOL)

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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/176976037896020240702-marcos-17th-cabinet-meeting-PPA-4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos, Jr. presides over the 17th Cabinet meeting at the State Dining Room, Malacanan Palace on Tuesday, July 02, 2024. KJ Rosales/PPA pool</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will no longer revamp his Cabinet, Malacañang said on Friday, following reports of another looming change among top administration officials.</p><p>“Natanong po natin ang Pangulo kanina – wala na pong rigodon, at ang mga pangalan po ay isusumite sa Commission on Appointments the soonest possible,” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro told Palace reporters.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/12/recto-denies-talk-of-looming-cabinet-revamp-1804">Recto denies talk of looming Cabinet revamp</a></div><p>“Ang sabi lang po sa atin, ang mga pangalan ng magiging Secretary ay ibibigay po at isusumite sa Commission on Appointments,” she added.</p><p>But when asked if Marcos Jr. will appoint a new Environment Secretary after the Commission on Appointments bypassed Raphael Lotilla for the third time, Castro said the President is still reviewing his papers.</p><p>“With regard to the rigodon, sa ngayon wala po pero iyong patungkol po kay DENR Secretary, tinitingnan po niya, ng Pangulo,” she said.</p><p>“Titingnan po muna kung ano po iyong records sa ngayon. Kapag po napakita na po sa atin at naibigay po sa atin ang update, ibibigay ko po sa inyo agad,” she added.</p><p>Talk of a looming Cabinet revamp was rife in late December as several secretaries were tagged in various issues involving alleged discrepancies in the procurement of goods and services.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></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/Dj_cMGMUsNg?&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/Uk06aYPWhwo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will no longer revamp his Cabinet, Malacañang said on Friday, following reports of another looming change among top administration officials.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will no longer revamp his Cabinet, Malacañang said on Friday, following reports of another looming change among top administration officials.

'Wala nang rigodon': Malacañang says Marcos no longer eyeing Cabinet revamp

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'Wala nang rigodon': Malacañang says Marcos no longer eyeing Cabinet revamp

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 30, 2026 04:07 PM PHT

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Updated January 30, 2026 04:21 PM PHT

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