Presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte

Transition team of Rodrigo Duterte

President-elect Rodrigo Roa Duterte (left) and outgoing President Benigno S. Aquino III (right) meet at the President's Hall Sala in Malacañang for a courtesy call before the formal inaugural ceremony begins
Formation May 9, 2016
Type Quasi-governmental-private
Purpose Peaceful and organized transfer of power
Headquarters Manila and Davao City
Outgoing President of the Philippines
Benigno Aquino III
President-elect of the Philippines
Rodrigo Duterte
Slogan Change is Coming
Website http://www.gov.ph/featured/presidential-transition/
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Rodrigo Duterte

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The presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte started when then-Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippine presidential election on May 9, 2016. Duterte topped the official count by the Congress of the Philippines on May 27, 2016, with 16,601,997 votes, 6.6 million more than his closest rival. The joint bicameral Congress proclaimed Duterte as the President-elect and Leni Robredo as the Vice President-elect on May 30, 2016.[1][2][3]

At the time the presidential transition team was organized, Duterte was leading by a significant margin at the unofficial count by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).[4]

The transition lasted until the day of the President-elect's inauguration on June 30, 2016.

Transition

Duterte's transition committee

On May 10, 2016, the camp of presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte announced that a transition committee had been created to handle the presidential transition of Duterte to the day of his formal inauguration as President. The committee would be composed of an overall transition committee and three sub-committees, namely a selection committee, a policy group committee and an inauguration committee.[5] The transition team was finalized the next day and held their first meeting at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City.[6]

On May 13, 2016, a transition team divided into six clusters was announced as commencing the process of selecting potential cabinet members.[7] Duterte's spokesman, Peter Laviña, said that the division would hasten the process of receiving nominations of and suggestions for potential members of the Cabinet as well as sub-Cabinet positions and heads for the various agencies. Laviña stated that the criteria for selection include shared vision, integrity, competence, and ability and willingness to sacrifice. Christopher Go, another member of the transition team, quoted Duterte that the criteria for selection for the heads of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police will be based on merits, on seniority, and on loyalty to the government and the country.[7]

More women are being planned for Duterte's cabinet. Duterte had appointed numerous women to leadership posts when he was mayor of Davao City.[8]

Transition team of Rodrigo Duterte by cluster[7]
Social development Peace and security Economic development
Leoncio Evasco Jr. Christopher Go Carlos Dominguez III
Judiciary GOCCs
(Government-owned and
controlled corporations
)
Infrastructure development
Salvador Medialdea Loreto Ata Peter Laviña

Aquino's presidential committee

On May 12, 2016, the administration of President Benigno Aquino III has also created their own committee for the presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte. The Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) is set to coordinate with Duterte's transition team and will be submitting reports to them. The Agency Focal Person of the transition body is Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr..[9]

Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) of President Benigno Aquino III[9]
Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (Executive Secretary)
Agency Focal Person

Cabinet

Title Name
President Rodrigo Duterte[10]
Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio B. Evasco, Jr.[11][12]
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea[12][13]
Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar[14]
Presidential SpokespersonErnesto Abella[15]
Secretary of Agrarian ReformRafael V. Mariano[note 1]
Secretary of AgricultureManny Piñol[12][20]
Secretary of Budget and ManagementBenjamin Diokno[12][21]
Secretary of EducationLeonor Briones[12][21]
Secretary of EnergyAlfonso Cusi[12][22]
Secretary of Environment and Natural ResourcesGina Lopez[23]
Secretary of FinanceCarlos Dominguez III[12][24]
Secretary of Foreign AffairsPerfecto R. Yasay, Jr. (acting)[note 2]
Alan Peter Cayetano (not before June 30, 2017)[note 2]
Secretary of HealthPaulyn Ubial[26]
Secretary of Information and Communications TechnologyRodolfo Salalima[27]
Secretary of the Interior and Local GovernmentIsmael Sueno[12]
Secretary of JusticeVitaliano Aguirre II[12][28]
Secretary of Labor and EmploymentSilvestre Bello III[note 1]
Secretary of National DefenseDelfin Lorenzana[12]
Secretary of Public Works and Highways Rafael Yabut (acting)
Mark Villar[12][29]
Secretary of Science and TechnologyFortunato de la Peña[12]
Secretary of Social Welfare and DevelopmentJudy Taguiwalo[note 1]
Secretary of TourismWanda Corazon Teo[26]
Secretary of Trade and IndustryRamon Lopez[26]
Secretary of TransportationArthur Tugade[12][30]
Special Assistant to the President/Presidential Management Staff chief Christopher Go[14]

Undersecretaries

Title Name
Undersecretary of Agriculture (High Value Crops)Evelyn Laviña[31]
Undersecretary of the Interior and Local Government (Police Matters)Catalino Cuy[12]
Undersecretary of Labor and EmploymentJoel Maglunsod[note 1][14]
Undersecretary of National Defense (Civil Veterans and Retirees affairs)Eduardo del Rosario[14]
Undersecretary of National Defense (Finance, Ammunitions, Installations and Materials)Raymundo de Vera Elefante[32]
Undersecretary/Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs and Information Technology CommunicationsRamon Jacinto[33]
Undersecretary/Presidential Adviser on Military AffairsArthur Tabaquero[32]
Undersecretary of Tourism (Advocacy and Public Affairs)Kat de Castro[34]

Other officials

Title Name
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon[12]
AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Ricardo Visaya[12][35]
Bureau of Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon[12]
Bureau of Immigration Chief Jaime Morente[12]
BIR Commissioner Cesar Dulay[12]
BIR Deputy Commissioner Lanee David[36]
BIR Deputy Commissioner Jesus Clint Aranas[36]
Director General of the National Economic and Development AuthorityErnesto Pernia[12][17]
LTFRB Chief Martin Delgra[12]
LTO Chief Edgar Galvante[12][14]
National Anti-Poverty Commission Chief Liza Maza[note 1]
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Chief Alex Monteagudo[12]
NBI Chief Dante Gierran[12]
NDRRMC Chief Ricardo Jalad[12]
National Telecommunications Commission Chief Gamaliel Cordoba[12]
Presidential Adviser on the Peace ProcessJesus Dureza (adviser on the Moro conflict)[12][37][38]
Silvestre Bello III (adviser on the CPP–NPA–NDF rebellion; concurrently DOLE Secretary)[12][38]
Prospero de Vera III (adviser on the CPP–NPA–NDF rebellion; concurrently CHED Commissioner)[39]
Presidential Assistant for the VisayasMichael Diño[12][40]
PAGCOR ChairmanAndrea Domingo[12][20]
PAGCOR Assistant Vice President for Community Relation and Services Department Arnell Ignacio[41]
PDEA Chief Isidro Lapeña[12]
PNP Chief Chief Supt. Ronald de la Rosa[12][42]
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo[43]
Presidential Security Group ChiefCol. Rolando Bautista[12][44]
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors Alexander Balutan[45]
Philippine Sports Commission ChairmanButch Ramirez[46]
Solicitor GeneralJose Calida[12][47]
Presidential Adviser for Sports Dennis Uy[48]
Special Envoy to China Fidel V. Ramos[49]

Declined

Position Name
Secretary of National DefenseGilbert Teodoro[50]
Secretary of EducationPeter Laurel[50]
Secretary of the Interior and Local GovernmentLeoncio Evasco Jr.[51]

Duterte said in a press conference on May 31, that he will not appoint a Cabinet position for Vice President Leni Robredo, saying that Robredo is from the "opposite side", and the appointment of Robredo as one of the members of his cabinet could further hurt his friendship and alliance with Senator Bongbong Marcos, Robredo's closest rival in the vice presidential election.[52][53]

International reactions

In a press conference held in his hometown, Davao City, on May 31, 2016, President-elect Duterte answered a question regarding the slay of journalists by stating that it has been corrupt journalists who have become targets for assassination. He further stated that journalists are not exempted by assassins simply by virtue of their being journalists.[65] He also said there was no excuse for journalists who engaged in corrupt activities and took bribes.[66]

Duterte's statements became controversial after media groups expressed outrage towards the President-elect the following day.[67] Killings of journalists in the past were cited, particularly those of 58 journalists killed by a political clan in Maguindanao in 2009, along with those of a recorded 176 journalists murdered since the corruption-plagued Martial Law era under Ferdinand Marcos, the total of which has marked the Philippines as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists to work in.[68] Furthermore, Duterte's controversial statement was made three days after another journalist was shot dead by two unidentified men in Manila.[69]

As a result of the controversy and a consequent suggestion by an international journalists group to the Philippine media to boycott Duterte's press conferences, Duterte in turn stated that he will no longer grant interviews to journalists from the privately-owned media organizations until the end of his term in 2022, expressly to avoid queries that could elicit soundbite statements from him that would result in further controversy, with Duterte adding that he does not need the private media.[70] However, this was only lasted for 2 months, after the now-President Duterte hold a press conference with journalists at the Malacañang Palace on August 1, 2016.[71]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Duterte has offered the secretaryship of four departments to leftists.[16] The following appointees are: Duterte also offered to the left the secretaryship for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources but he reconsidered the decision due to sensitive issues related to the mining industry. Duterte also stated that he would not appoint a combatant at the CPP-NPA-NDF conflict. All three nominees are part of the 10-people list of nominees submitted by the National Democratic Front (NDF) to Duterte.[18] The NDF's list includes four women and their most preferred nominee for the Environment and Natural Resources secretary is Bayan Muna party-list representative, Carlos Isagani Zarate.[19]
  2. 1 2 Yasay accepted the post and will serve in an acting capacity until Cayetano's appointment at least a year later or 2017 due to a one-year provision banning the appointing of losing candidates in the 2016 elections.[12][25]

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