Marcos appoints Fredderick Vida as acting DOJ secretary

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Department of Justice (DOJ) Officer-in-Charge Frederrick Vida as acting secretary of the agency.

Vida's appointment paper, signed by the President, was dated November 12, 2025.

"By virtue thereof, you may qualify and perform the duties of the office," it read.

VIDEO: Frederrick Vida, the current OIC of the DOJ, has been introduced as the new DOJ Secretary here at the NBI event. Vida has likewise confirmed his appointment. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/pseO6JOgI5

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Vida spoke about the change in his appointment during an event Thursday of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

"Nag-umpisa ang programa OIC ako. Pero kalagitnaan ng programa, secretary na ako," Vida said in his speech.

(I started the program as OIC. But midway through the program, I was already secretary.)

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"New task, new mandates we need to fulfill. At the end of the day, it's about doing the job. And for us lingkod bayan," he added.

(New task, new mandates we need to fulfill. At the end of the day, it’s about doing the job. And for us public servants.)

The new acting secretary said, "the work continues."

“Wala naman bago. OIC, acting, the work continues," he said in an ambush interview.

Vida was appointed as OIC in October following former Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's appointment to the Ombudsman post. — VDV, GMA Integrated News