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Jean Mangaluz - Philstar.com
December 10, 2025 | 2:44pm
A composite photo of Technology Secretary Henry Aguda and Education Secretary Sonny Angara.
Various sources
MANILA, Philippines — The Palace on Wednesday, December 10, denied reports that Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Technology Secretary Henry Aguda are on their way out of the presidential Cabinet.
Several reports have circulated online that both Angara and Aguda were on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s chopping block as another Cabinet shakeup loomed.
In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro denied the reports, saying that they were officially “denied.”
“They were even in the LEDAC (Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council) meeting yesterday,” Castro said in Filipino.
Asked how the president viewed the performance of the secretaries following the resignation of several key Cabinet members, Castro said that Marcos saw everyone working, especially amid the string of disasters that hit the country in recent months.
“The president is content with all of the Cabinet secretaries and while they are there, the president’s trust in them remains,” Castro said.
Marcos’ Cabinet has had two major shakeups within the year: the first was after he asked all the secretaries to turn in their courtesy resignation after a dismal midterm elections performance. The president mostly reshuffled his Cabinet for that shakeup, with most secretaries keeping their posts or getting reassigned another role.
The second major Cabinet shakeup followed the accusation of former lawmaker Zaldy Co, who tagged former executive secretary Lucas Bersamin or Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman in a P100 billion corruption scheme alongside Marcos. Pangandaman and Bersamin’s resignations were announced shortly after.
