Ilang beteranong mamamahayag ang itinalaga ng Malacañang sa iba't ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan, kabilang si Jose "Joe" Torres Jr., na bagong director general ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA).
Ayon sa anunsiyo ng Presidential Communications Office, pinalitan ni Torres sa nasabing posisyon ang nagbitiw na si Ramon Cualoping III.
"I have announced to the PIA officials and my staff this development. I ensure a smooth transition to my successor once the Office of the President announces it," sabi ni Cualoping sa Facebook post.
Samantala, itinalaga naman bilang bagong executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), si Paulino Gutierrez.
Pinalitan ni Gutierrez sa naturang posisyon si Joel Sy Egco, na isa ring dating mamamahayag.
Hinirang naman na bakanteng puwesto na Assistant General Manager sa National Housing Authority (NHA) si Alvin Feliciano.
Ilan pa sa mga bagong nabigyan ng posisyon sa gobyerno ay sina:
Karlo Fermin Adriano - Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance
Alberto Francisco Pascual - Acting President and Chief Executive Officer and Member of Board of Directors, Philippine Guarantee Corporation
Gilbert Cacatian - Director IV, Department of Labor and Employment
George Almaden - Director IV, Office for Transportation Security, Department of Transportation
Karen Kreez Tangco-Pascasio - Director IV, Governance Commission for Government-owned-or-controlled Corporations; and
Vanessa Grace Samson - Head Executive Assistant, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office.
—FRJ, GMA Integrated News
