Palace says no updates on DICT secretary’s reported resignation

Metro Manila, Philippines - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not yet received the reported resignation letter from Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy, a Palace official said Thursday, March 6.

In a news conference, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said it has no updates whether or not Uy has tendered his resignation.

“Wala pa po sa aking confirmation kung natanggap na po ng pangulo as of the moment. At kung mayroon man po, wala pa pong acceptance na nanggagaling sa pangulo,” PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro said of the reported resignation letter.

[Translation: It was not confirmed to me that the president has received the letter. And if there is one, the president has not yet accepted it.]

Marcos appointed Uy, a lawyer and IT expert, to lead the DICT in June 2022.

Castro also said there is no information yet on Marcos’ evaluation of Cabinet members.

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The president recently appointed new heads of PCO and the Department of Transportation.