PEZA chief Panga moved to Toll Regulatory Board

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Teresso Panga of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as the Toll Regulatory Board's new executive director, Malacañang announced Friday.

Panga's appointment was among the latest in the leadership changes under the Marcos administration.

Panga had been the officer-in-charge of PEZA since July 2022 before he was named to the agency's top post in 2023.

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos named COA's Gamiel Cordoba Supreme Court associate Justice.

Castro said the President is designating officials to other government agencies because he sees their potential in their new offices.

"Nakikita ng Pangulo sino yung mga taong nararapat na makasama at manatili sa administrasyon. Nakikita niya kung ano yung kanilang mga potensyal. Nakitaan niya ng kagalingan so ilalagay niya sa mga pwesto na mas kakailanganin pa ang kanilang galing," Castro said in a press briefing.

(The President knows who are deserving to join and stay in the administration. He sees thier potential. If he see their potential, he will place them in agencies where they show their capabilities.)

"Kapag ang isang leader o isang head ng agency ay nailipat sa ibang ahensya, hindi ibig sabihin na siya nawala ng tiwala dahil mas lalong pagpupursigihan nung na-appoint sa bagong posisyon na dapat siya pang ipakita ang kanyang kagalingan," she added.

(When a leader or head of an agency is transferred to another agency, it does not mean that he has lost trust because the person appointed to the new position will be even more determined to show his competence.)

In response to concerns raised that the cabinet revamp may unsettle investors and cause disruptions, Castro said the government is working together to boost the economy.

"Whole-of-government approach din ang sinasagawa at hindi ito isa-isa lang sila nagtatrabaho. Lahat ito ay magkakasama upang masaayos ang ekonomiya at pagkakolekta ng revenue," Castro said.

(They're engaging in a whole-of-government approach so they are not working individually. They are working together to boost the economy and collect the revenue.)

Here are the newly appointed officials:

• COA's Gamiel Cordoba as new Supreme Court Associate Justice
• BIR's Charlito Mendoza as new Bureau of Customes
• Finance Department official Rolando Ligon Jr. as new BIR commissioner
• BOC Commissioner Ariel as new BCDA head

–NB, GMA News