Marcos receives arrival honors at Malacañang Palace, leads oath-taking of Cabinet members

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday received military honors at the Malacañang Palace after his inauguration at the National Museum of Fine Arts.

He was accompanied by First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and their sons, Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos, Simon Marcos, and Vincent Marcos.

The new Chief Executive also led the oath-taking of the Cabinet members who will serve under him, including Vice President Sara Duterte who will head the Department of Education.

Marcos named the following personalities who will hold key government posts and help him in his governance:

• Victor Rodriguez - Executive Secretary
• Vice President Sara Duterte - Department of Education
• Benjamin Diokno - Department of Finance
• Arsenio Balisacan - National Economic and Development Authority
• Jesus Crispin Remulla - Department of Justice
• Emmanuel Bonoan - Department of Public Works and Highways
• Bienvenido Laguesma - Department of Labor and Employment
• Susan Ople - Department of Migrant Workers
• Alfredo Pascual - Department of Trade and Industry
• Erwin Tulfo - Department of Social Welfare and Development
• Christina Garcia-Frasco - Department of Tourism
• Ivan John Enrile Uy - Department of Information and Communications Technology
• Benhur Abalos - Department of the Interior and Local Government
• Jaime Bautista - Department of Transportation
• Amenah Pangandaman - Department of Budget and Management
• Conrado Estrella III - Department of Agrarian Reform
• Jose Faustino Jr. - Department of National Defense
• Clarita Carlos - National Security Adviser
• Juan Ponce Enrile - Presidential Legal Counsel
• Menardo Guevarra - Office of the Solicitor General
• Felipe Medalla - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
• Anton Lagdameo - Special Assistant to the President
• Maria Zenaida Angping - Presidential Management Staff
• Trixie Cruz-Angeles - Presidential Communications Operations Office

A day before his inauguration, Marcos’ camp also announced that outgoing Solicitor General Jose Calida would sit as chairperson of the Commission on Audit in the new administration while Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso would be the president of the Government Service Insurance System. 

Marcos also administered the oath of office to his son, Sandro, the new congressman of Ilocos Norte's first district. 

Other local officials from Ilocos Norte were also sworn into office by the new president.

"Sinabi ko kasi kay Sandro, dalhin mo silang lahat dito kahit na papano para masabi ko naman na sinumpa ko ang aking anak na naging bagong congressman at lahat ng kasama natin dito sa Ilocos Norte," Marcos, a former governor of the province, said.

(I told Sandro to bring them here so I could say that I administered the oath of office to my son, a new congressman, and other officials from Ilocos Norte.) — with Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ/VBL, GMA News