Presidential transition of Bongbong Marcos
Formation | May 12, 2022 |
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Purpose | Peaceful and organized transfer of power |
Outgoing President of the Philippines | Rodrigo Duterte |
President-elect of the Philippines | Bongbong Marcos |
The presidential transition of Bongbong Marcos started when former senator Bongbong Marcos won the Philippine presidential election on May 9, 2022. Marcos topped the official count by the Congress of the Philippines with 31,629,783 votes, 16,594,010 more than the second placer.[1] The joint bicameral Congress proclaimed Marcos as the President-elect and Sara Duterte as the Vice President-elect on May 25, 2022.[2]
The transition is set to last until the day of the President-elect's inauguration on June 30, 2022.
Transition
Marcos' transition committee
Marcos began forming his transition committee on May 12, 2022, even before his proclamation.[3] By the time his team was being organized, he lead the unofficial count in the Commission on Elections transparency server.[4] The members of his team were named on May 13, 2022.
Position | Name |
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Chairperson | Vic Rodriguez |
Members | Antonio Lagdameo Jr. |
Benjamin Abalos Jr. | |
Naida Angping | |
Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. |
Duterte's transition committee
On May 5, 2022, before the start of the elections, incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte named the chairperson of his transition team.[6] Duterte later issued Administrative Order No. 47 on May 10, 2022 creating the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) "to ensure a peaceful, orderly and smooth transfer of powers to the next duly elected president.[7]
Position | Name |
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Chairperson | Salvador Medialdea (Executive Secretary) |
Members | Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Secretary of Foreign Affairs) |
Carlos Dominguez III (Secretary of Finance) | |
Tina Rose Marie Canda (Secretary of Budget and Management) | |
Karl Kendrick Chua (Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority) |
Cabinet
Marcos began naming the members of his cabinet on May 12, 2022.[10] According to Marcos' spokesperson, his main requirements for selecting members of his cabinet are competence, qualification, love for country, and respect for the constitution.[5]
Other officials
Title | Name |
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Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority | Arsenio Balisacan[11][14] |
Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff | Naida Angping[12] |
References
- ^ Tan, Lara (May 25, 2022). "Marcos Jr. officially proclaimed president-elect". CNN Philippines. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ Morales, Neil Jerome (May 25, 2022). "Philippines Congress proclaims Marcos as next president". Reuters. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Marcos camp assumes victory, forms transition team". ABS-CBN News. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Marcos Jr. won Philippine presidency, unofficial count shows". Associated Press. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Marcos camp says Abalos to head DILG, names UniTeam transition team members". ABS-CBN News. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ Corrales, Nestor (May 5, 2022). "Duterte creates Palace transition team". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Malacañang forms transition committee to ease transfer of power". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Administrative Order No. 47, s. 2022". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Malacañang forms transition committee to ease transfer of power". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Valente, Catherine S. (May 12, 2022). "Sara Duterte accepts Marcos' offer to lead DepEd". The Manila Times. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cervantes, Filane Mikee (May 26, 2022). "Marcos bares more Cabinet appointees". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Mercado, Neil Arwin (May 30, 2022). "Erwin Tulfo to serve as DSWD secretary; 4 other Marcos Cabinet members named". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ "Abalos gets DILG post; Marcos transition team members named". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Andrade, Jeannette I. (May 24, 2022). "Marcos names 4 execs to key Cabinet posts". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 29, 2022.