Presidential transition of Bongbong Marcos#Duterte's transition committee

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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.{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Lara |title=Marcos Jr. officially proclaimed president-elect |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/5/25/Bongbong-Marcos-proclaimed-Philippines-president-2022.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525100032/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/5/25/Bongbong-Marcos-proclaimed-Philippines-president-2022.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=CNN Philippines |date=25 May 2022}} The joint bicameral Congress proclaimed Marcos as the president-elect and Sara Duterte as the vice president-elect on May 25, 2022.{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Neil Jerome |title=Philippines Congress proclaims Marcos as next president |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/philippines-congress-proclaims-marcos-next-president-2022-05-25/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=Reuters |date=25 May 2022 |language=en}} The transition lasted until the day of the president-elect's inauguration on June 30, 2022.

Timeline

= Pre-election =

  • May 5: Outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte names the chairperson of his transition committee.
  • May 9: Election Day; Marcos leads the initial unofficial count in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) transparency server.{{Cite web |last=Mercado |first=Neil Arwin |date=May 10, 2022 |title='My gratitude can't wait': Bongbong Marcos delivers 'address to the nation' after runaway lead in polls |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1595337/my-gratitude-cant-wait-bongbong-delivers-address-to-the-nation-after-runaway-lead-in-polls |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510054000/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1595337/my-gratitude-cant-wait-bongbong-delivers-address-to-the-nation-after-runaway-lead-in-polls |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

= Post-election =

  • May 10:
  • Outgoing president Duterte creates his Presidential Transition Committee (PTC).
  • Initial transition talks between the teams of the outgoing and incoming president begin.{{Cite web |last=Vera |first=Ben O. de |date=2022-05-10 |title=Dominguez: Duterte to Marcos admin transition already started |url=https://business.inquirer.net/347567/dominguez-duterte-to-marcos-admin-transition-already-started |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}
  • The COMELEC en banc reaffirms the junking of Marcos's disqualification cases,{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Christia Marie |date=May 10, 2022 |title=Comelec affirms dismissal of DQ cases vs Bongbong Marcos |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1595514/comelec-affirms-dismissal-of-dq-cases-vs-bongbong-marcos |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} which were all previously denied before the election.{{cite web |last=Canlas |first=Jomar |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Comelec junks petition seeking to cancel Marcos' certificate of candidacy |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/17/news/comelec-junks-disqualification-case-vs-marcos/1829618 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117025232/https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/17/news/comelec-junks-disqualification-case-vs-marcos/1829618 |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Nazario |first=Dhel |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Comelec junks Marcos Jr.'s last DQ case filed by Ilocano petitioners |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/20/comelec-junks-marcos-jr-s-last-dq-case-filed-by-ilocano-petitioners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421012130/https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/20/comelec-junks-marcos-jr-s-last-dq-case-filed-by-ilocano-petitioners/ |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}
  • May 12: Marcos assumes victory and begins forming his transition committee.
  • May 13: Marcos makes the UniTeam transition team public.
  • May 25: Marcos, along with his running mate Sara Duterte, are officially proclaimed by the joint bicameral Congress as the president-elect and vice president-elect.
  • May 17 and 18: Marcos's disqualification cases are elevated to the Supreme Court after being junked by the COMELEC en banc.{{Cite web |last=Patag |first=Kristine Joy |title=Finally at SC: Petitioners bring fight vs Marcos' candidacy to highest court |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/05/17/2181700/finally-sc-petitioners-brings-fight-vs-marcos-candidacy-highest-court |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Philstar.com}}{{Cite web |last=Patag |first=Kristine Joy |title=DQ case vs Marcos reaches Supreme Court |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/05/18/2181993/dq-case-vs-marcos-reaches-supreme-court |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Philstar.com}}
  • June 28: The Supreme Court denies Marcos's disqualification cases, clearing the last legal hurdle to Marcos's candidacy.{{Cite web |last=Torres-Tupas |first=Tetch |date=2022-06-28 |title=SC dismisses disqualification cases vs Bongbong Marcos |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1618168/sc-dismisses-disqualification-cases-vs-bongbong-marcos |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hachero |first=Ashzel |date=2022-06-28 |title=SC junks cases against Marcos |url=https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/sc-junks-cases-against-marcos/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=malaya.com.ph |language=en-US}}
  • June 30: Inauguration Day

Organization of the transition

= Marcos's transition committee =

Marcos began forming his transition committee on May 12, 2022, even before his proclamation.{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Marcos camp assumes victory, forms transition team |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/05/12/22/marcos-camp-assumes-victory-forms-transition-team |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=ABS-CBN News}} By the time his team was being organized, he led the unofficial count in the Commission on Elections transparency server.{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2022 |title=Marcos Jr. won Philippine presidency, unofficial count shows |url=https://apnews.com/article/phillippines-election-ferdinand-marcos-jr-a8697bd1a1cf1412bac20e1be8277e3c |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=Associated Press |language=en}} The members of his team were named on May 13, 2022.

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|+UniTeam transition team{{Cite news |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Marcos camp says Abalos to head DILG, names UniTeam transition team members |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/13/22/marcos-campaign-manager-abalos-to-head-dilg |access-date=May 13, 2022}}

!Position

!Name

Chairperson

|Victor Rodriguez

rowspan="4" |Members

|Antonio Lagdameo Jr.

Benjamin Abalos Jr.
Zenaida 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.{{Cite web |last=Corrales |first=Nestor |date=2022-05-05 |title=Duterte creates Palace transition team |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1592547/duterte-creates-palace-transition-team |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Malacañang forms transition committee to ease transfer of power |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/12/malacanang-forms-transition-committee-to-ease-transfer-of-power/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}

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|+Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) of President Rodrigo Duterte{{Cite web |title=Administrative Order No. 47, s. 2022 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2022/05/10/administrative-order-no-47-s-2021/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |language=en-US}}

!Position

!Name

Chairperson

|Salvador Medialdea (Executive Secretary)

rowspan="4" |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 appointments

Marcos began naming the members of his cabinet on May 12, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Valente |first=Catherine S. |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Sara Duterte accepts Marcos' offer to lead DepEd |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/05/12/news/sara-duterte-accepts-marcos-offer-to-lead-deped/1843398 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}} According to Marcos's spokesperson, his main requirements for selecting members of his cabinet are competence, qualification, love for country, and respect for the constitution.

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President

|Bongbong Marcos

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Vice President

|Sara Duterte

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Cabinet Secretary

|Unnamed (abolished)

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Executive Secretary

|Victor Rodriguez

|{{Cite web |last=Cervantes |first=Filane Mikee |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Marcos bares more Cabinet appointees |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1175248 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=Philippine News Agency |language=en}}

Press Secretary

|Trixie Cruz-Angeles

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Presidential Spokesperson

|Unnamed (abolished)

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Secretary of Agrarian Reform

|Conrado Estrella III

|{{Cite web |title=The #MarcosCabinet: Conrado Estrella III, DAR secretary |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/09/the-marcoscabinet-conrado-estrella-iii-dar-secretary/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}

Secretary of Agriculture

|Bongbong Marcos

|{{Cite news |last=Mercado |first=Neil Arwin |date=2022-06-20 |title=Bongbong Marcos to head agriculture department in concurrent post |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1613544/bongbong-marcos-to-head-department-of-agriculture-in-concurrent-post |access-date=2022-06-20 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}

Secretary of Budget and Management

|Amenah Pangandaman

|{{Cite web |last=Mercado |first=Neil Arwin |date=May 30, 2022 |title=Erwin Tulfo to serve as DSWD secretary; 4 other Marcos Cabinet members named |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1604321/erwin-tulfo-to-serve-as-dswd-secretary-4-other-marcos-cabinet-members-named |access-date=May 30, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

Secretary of Education

|Sara Duterte

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Secretary of Energy

|Raphael Lotilla

|{{Cite news|date=July 11, 2022 |title=Arroyo's energy secretary Popo Lotilla is Marcos' choice as DOE chief|work=GMA Network |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/837766/marcos-appoints-popo-lotilla-as-energy-secretary/story/|access-date=July 31, 2022}}

Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources

|Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga

|{{Cite news|date=July 20, 2022 |title=Marcos swears in Yulo-Loyzaga as environment secretary|work=Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/20/2196652/marcos-swears-yulo-loyzaga-environment-secretary|access-date=July 31, 2022}}

Secretary of Finance

|Benjamin Diokno

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Secretary of Foreign Affairs

|Enrique Manalo

|{{Cite news|date=July 1, 2022 |title=Marcos appoints career diplomat as foreign affairs chief |work=CNN Philippines |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/7/1/Enrique-Manalo-DFA-secretary.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701034209/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/7/1/Enrique-Manalo-DFA-secretary.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022}}

Secretary of Health

|Maria Rosario Vergeire
(OIC)

|{{Cite news|date=July 15, 2022 |title=Vergeire named DOH OIC; Robles to head PCSO|work=Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/15/2195599/vergeire-named-doh-oic-robles-head-pcso|access-date=July 31, 2022}}

Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development

|Jose Acuzar

|{{cite web |title=Property developer Jose Acuzar is new housing czar |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/07/30/2199049/property-developer-jose-acuzar-new-housing-czar |access-date=30 July 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=30 July 2022}}

Secretary of Information and Communications Technology

|Ivan John Uy

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Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

|Benjamin Abalos Jr.

|{{Cite web |title=Abalos gets DILG post; Marcos transition team members named |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/13/abalos-gets-dilg-post-marcos-transition-team-members-named/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}

Secretary of Justice

|Jesus Crispin Remulla

|{{Cite news |last=Andrade |first=Jeannette I. |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Marcos names 4 execs to key Cabinet posts |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1601636/marcos-names-4-execs-to-key-cabinet-posts |access-date=May 29, 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}

Secretary of Labor and Employment

|Bienvenido Laguesma

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Secretary of Migrant Workers

|Susan Ople

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Secretary of National Defense

|Jose Faustino Jr.
(OIC and Senior Undersecretary)

|{{Cite web |title=The #MarcosCabinet: Jose Faustino Jr.,DND secretary |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/22/the-marcoscabinet-jose-faustino-jr-dnd-secretary/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}

Secretary of Public Works and Highways

|Manuel Bonoan

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Secretary of Science and Technology

|Renato Solidum Jr.

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Secretary of Social Welfare and Development

|Erwin Tulfo

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Secretary of Tourism

|Christina Frasco

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Secretary of Trade and Industry

|Alfredo E. Pascual

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Secretary of Transportation

|Jaime Bautista

|{{cite news |title=Ex-PAL president Jaime Bautista is Marcos' pick as next Transportation Secretary |url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/23/22/ex-pal-president-jaime-bautista-is-next-transport-chief |work=ABS-CBN News |date=June 23, 2022 |language=en}}

Special Assistant to the President

|Antonio Lagdameo Jr.

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= Other officials =

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!Title

!Name

!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|References}}

Chairman of the Civil Service Commission

|Karlo Nograles

|{{Cite web |title=Marcos picks Nograles to head CSC, Bello as MECO chair |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/23/2190399/marcos-picks-nograles-head-csc-bello-meco-chair |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Philstar.com}}

Chairman of the Commission on Audit

|Jose Calida

|{{Cite web |title=Outgoing Solicitor General Jose Calida is new COA chairman |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/29/2191790/outgoing-solicitor-general-jose-calida-new-coa-chairman |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Philstar.com}}

Chairman of the Commission on Elections

|George Erwin Garcia

|{{Cite web |title=George Garcia named Comelec chairman |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/08/02/news/national/george-garcia-named-comelec-chairman/1853015 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=manilatimes.net|date=August 2, 2022 }}

Chairman and Resident Representative of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office

|Silvestre Bello III

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Chairperson of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board

|Cheloy V. Garafil

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Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue

|Lilia Guillermo

|{{Cite web |last=Valente |first=Catherine S. |date=2022-06-19 |title=Marcos names BIR, Intelligence chiefs |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/19/news/national/marcos-names-bir-intelligence-chiefs/1847844 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}

Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority

|Arsenio Balisacan

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Director-General of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency

|Ricardo de Leon

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General Manager of the Philippine Ports Authority

|Christopher Pastrana

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National Security Adviser

|Clarita Carlos

|{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Christia Marie |date=2022-06-09 |title='Tough as nails' Carlos an 'excellent' choice as NSA – senators |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1608519/tough-as-nails-carlos-an-excellent-choice-as-nsa-senators |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

President and General Manager of the Government Service Insurance System

|Jose Arnulfo Veloso

|{{Cite web |last=Galvez |first=Daphne |date=2022-06-29 |title=Bongbong Marcos chooses PNB chief Jose Arnulfo Veloso to lead GSIS |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1618963/bongbong-marcos-chooses-pnb-chief-jose-arnulfo-veloso-to-lead-gsis |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

Presidential Legal Counsel

|Juan Ponce Enrile

|{{Cite web |last=Valente |first=Catherine S. |date=2022-06-17 |title=Marcos names Enrile as chief legal counsel |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/17/news/national/marcos-names-enrile-as-chief-legal-counsel/1847728 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}

Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff

|Zenaida Angping

|

Solicitor General

|Menardo Guevarra

|{{Cite web |title=Incoming Solicitor General Guevarra meets with OSG's transition team |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/23/incoming-solicitor-general-guevarra-meets-with-osgs-transition-team/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}

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