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GMA Network
19 hours ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Marcos creates task force for PH hosting of Asia-Pacific scout jamboree
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an Inter-Agency Task Force, which will support the country's preparation, organization, and hosting of the 33rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree (APRSJ). The Philippines, through the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, is set to host the 33rd APRSJ from December 14 to 21, 2025 at Kainomayan Scout Camp in Botolan, Zambales. The theme of the event is "Be Prepared: Scouts for Peace and Sustainable Development.'' Marcos' Administrative Order No. 33 states that the Task Force shall support the BSP in the formulation and implementation of programs, activities and projects, as well as in the organization and management of the requirements for the hosting of the 33rd APRSJ. It will also ensure coordination and collaboration with other departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including GOCCs and SUCs, regarding programs, activities and projects for the preparation, organization and hosting of the 33rd APRSJ. The AO indicates that the amounts necessary for the implementation of the said order shall be charged against available appropriations of concerned agencies, subject to existing budgeting, accounting, and auditing laws, rules and regulations. The APRSJ is a major scouting event in the Asia-Pacific region, which seeks to provide opportunity for scouts aged 12 to 17 to experience fellowship of world scouting in a fun and learning environment. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
The Star
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Marcos calls on Cabinet to resign
All in a day's work: Marcos attending the presentation of newly-enacted laws to stakeholders at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila. He has called on his entire Cabinet to resign after disappointing results for his party at mid-term elections. — AP President Ferdinand Marcos called on his entire Cabinet to resign after disappointing results for his party at mid-term elections, a move that analysts say is aimed at reviving his waning popularity. The mid-term polls held last week were seen as a referendum on the current administration. The slate of elected senators will also determine whether Marcos' rival Vice-President Sara Duterte will be impeached and permanently barred from office. After Marcos' camp secured fewer than expected seats in the Senate, Duterte's chances at surviving the impeachment trial have risen considerably. 'The people have spoken, and they expect results – not politics, not excuses. We hear them, and we will act,' Marcos said yesterday, calling his plan for Cabinet renewal a 'bold reset'. Michael Henry Yusingco, a senior research fellow at the Ateneo School of Government, said the move was the president's attempt at regaining his popularity after a 'rejection of him in the mid-term elections'. 'This is an emotional reaction to the election debacle of him and his Alyansa (Alliance for a New Philippines) ... than really about the problems that he sees with some of his department secretaries,' Yusingco said, referring to the name of the senatorial slate he endorsed. 'He could have done this before the election, but why only now?' Marcos, in a podcast interview after the elections, openly reflected on his administration's performance. 'I just realised we failed to give ample attention to smaller issues that would give the people more immediate relief ... People are disappointed with government service because of slow progress of projects and made no immediate difference in people's lives,' Marcos said. Mass Cabinet resignations in the Philippines have followed political crises in the last decades. In 2005, former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called on her entire Cabinet to resign instead of her after she was pressured to step down in the wake of an election fraud scandal. In 1987, Corazon Aquino's Cabinet members also submitted their resignation after being triggered by a coup attempt. The presidential palace said government services would not be interrupted during the transition, and stability and meritocracy would guide the selection of Marcos' new executive team. Since Marcos' call, 21 secretaries announced their resignations. 'The rejection of Marcos and his Alyansa was brutal ... so he needs to really produce results, he needs to improve the lives of the Filipinos otherwise, his chosen successor will not fare well in the 2028 elections,' Yusingco said. — AFP
Gulf Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
After poll debacle, Philippine President Marcos tells Cabinet to resign
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos called on Thursday on his entire Cabinet to resign after disappointing results for his party at mid-term elections, a move that analysts say is aimed at reviving his waning popularity. The mid-term polls held last week were seen as a referendum on the current administration. The slate of elected senators will also determine whether Marcos' rival Vice President Sara Duterte will be impeached and permanently barred from office. After Marcos' camp secured fewer than expected seats in the Senate, Duterte's chances at surviving the impeachment trial have risen considerably. "The people have spoken, and they expect results – not politics, not excuses. We hear them, and we will act," Marcos said, calling his plan for cabinet renewal a "bold reset". Michael Henry Yusingco, a senior research fellow at the Ateneo School of Government, said the move was the president's attempt at regaining his popularity after a "rejection of him in the mid-term elections". "This is an emotional reaction to the election debacle of him and his Alyansa (Alliance for a New Philippines)... than really about the problems that he sees with some of his department secretaries," Yusingco told AFP, referring to the name of the senatorial slate he endorsed. "He could have done this before the election, but why only now?" Marcos, in a podcast interview after the elections, openly reflected on his administration's performance. "I just realised we failed to give ample attention to smaller issues that would give the people more immediate relief... People are disappointed with government service because of slow progress of projects and made no immediate difference in people's lives," Marcos said. Mass Cabinet resignations in the Philippines have followed political crises in the last decades. In 2005, former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called on her entire Cabinet to resign instead of her after she was pressured to step down in the wake of an election fraud scandal. In 1987, Corazon Aquino's Cabinet members also submitted their resignation after being triggered by a coup attempt. The presidential palace said government services would not be interrupted during the transition, and stability and meritocracy would guide the selection of Marcos' new executive team. Since Marcos' call, 21 secretaries announced their resignations. "The rejection of Marcos and his Alyansa was brutal... so he needs to really produce results, he needs to improve the lives of the Filipinos otherwise, his chosen successor will not fare well in the 2028 elections," Yusingco said. Agence France-Presse
GMA Network
22-05-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Marcos jokes about Cabinet shakeup during speech
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr on Thursday joked about the recent Cabinet shakeup, which was his latest directive aimed at recalibrating his administration. At the start of his speech during the presentation of newly enacted laws, Marcos greeted the attendees, mostly government officials, and said, ''Teka, may laman pa ba 'yung Gabinete ko?'' Who am I addressing now? We are in flux.'' (Wait, do I still have Cabinet members?) The President's call for courtesy resignation covers all Cabinet secretaries, heads of agencies with cabinet ranks, as well as presidential advisers. Marcos' pronouncement came after his statement that the results of Eleksyon 2025 had shown that the people are "tired of politics and they are disappointed with the government." Hours after Marcos' order, some Cabinet secretaries have already submitted their courtesy resignations, including Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
22-05-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
Senators laud Marcos' ‘bold move' to revamp Cabinet
Several senators on Thursday backed the decision of President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. to order the courtesy resignations of Cabinet secretaries in a bid to 'recalibrate' his administration after the 2025 national and local elections. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said that it was a 'great move' by Marcos, which will allow him to 'regroup his team while sparing those to be affected from intrigues.' Now that Cabinet secretaries have started to express their intent to submit their courtesy resignations, Pimentel advised the President to appoint only those who have no plans to run in the next elections. 'I urge the President to recruit those who still have idealism in them and those who will focus on the 'success' of his administration by being more efficient and effective in helping the Filipino people and not focused on their own political ambitions,' the senate minority leader said in a statement. 'Best to recruit those with no ambitions to be elected in the 2028 elections. These non-political personalities will be more 'objective and scientific' in their work,' he added. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada, meanwhile, said that he does not see anything wrong with Marcos' decision, especially if it is 'in pursuit of assembling a leadership team that can deliver efficient, accountable, and responsive governance.' 'As the Chief Executive and appointing authority, he is simply exercising his discretion as provided under the Constitution. Wala akong nakikitang dahilan para mabahala ang publiko sa direktiba ng Pangulo [I see no reason for the public to be concerned about the President's directive]. It's a step in the right direction, as it appears to be part of a genuine reform effort to restore the people's trust in our institutions,' Estrada said. Senator-elect Vicente "Tito" Sotto III also described Marcos' order as a 'venturesomely bold action.' For his part, Senator-elect Panfilo ''Ping'' Lacson said that aside from calling for the courtesy resignations of his cabinet members, the President should also exercise his 'persuasive' powers over Congress, particularly in the House of Representatives, ahead of the 2026 national budget deliberations. 'The 2025 GAA is like a deadly virus that is choking the country to perdition. With the President taking the lead in at least tempering the insatiable greed of some legislators, I vow to do my share in helping him come up with a national budget that is truly responsive to the people's clamor for sanity and a little timidity among the members of Congress in addressing the needs of their constituents,' Lacson said. According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the request for courtesy resignations will give the President the elbow room 'to evaluate the performance of each department and determine who will continue to serve in line with his administration's recalibrated priorities.' Amid this development, the PCO said government services would remain uninterrupted as stability, continuity, and meritocracy will guide the formation of his leadership team moving forward. Marcos' pronouncement came days after he said on Monday that the results of Eleksyon 2025 showed that the people are "tired of politics and they are disappointed with the government." 'This is not business as usual,' the President said. 'The people have spoken, and they expect results—not politics, not excuses. We hear them, and we will act,' he added. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
