President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his camp named previous government officials and other personalities who will serve as Cabinet secretaries for the incoming administration.
Cabinet Members of president-elect Marcos Jr.
Here is the list of personalities who accepted offers for the following positions:
Department of Education (DepEd)
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos
Campaign manager of Marcos Jr. and former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla
Recently elected as Cavite 7th District Rep.
Executive Secretary
Atty. Vic Rodriguez
Chief of staff and spokesperson of Marcos Jr.
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)
Susan “Toots” Ople
Former Labor secretary under the administration of Marcos Jr.’s late dictator father, Ferdinand Marcos
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Bienvenido Laguesma
Former Secretary of DOLE and Social Security System (SSS) Commissioner.
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Arsenio Balisacan
Current chairperson of Philippine Competition Commission and former head of NEDA
Department of Finance (DOF)
Benjamin Diokno
Current Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Alfredo Pascual
President of the Management Association of the Philippines and former president of the University of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
Manny Bonoan
President and CEO of SMC Tollways
Special Assistant to the President (SAP)
Antonio Lagdameo Jr.
Former 2nd District Rep of Davao del Norte
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)
Rose Beatrix “Trixie” Cruz-Angeles
Previously part of PCOO, a lawyer, radio commentator, and vlogger