Ralph Recto, Frederick Go take oath as ES, Finance chief

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. administered Wednesday the oath of office of Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and acting Finance Secretary Frederick Go.

The oath taking ceremony took place this morning at the Study Room of Malacañang Palace. 

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. administered the oath of office of Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and acting Finance Secretary Frederick Go. PCO

Recto and Go were appointed by the President following the Cabinet revamp last week after Lucas Bersamin and Amenah Pangandaman quit their respective posts as executive secretary and budget chief. 

Recto earlier said he aims to enhance government services and ensure the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan for 2023–2028.

He said his marching orders as Executive Secretary would be simple: to focus on governance, monitor the performance of departments and maximize their outputs to ensure that they are not distracted by political noise, and see to it that government agencies are doing their job and delivering their promises to Filipinos.

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. administered the oath of office of Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and acting Finance Secretary Frederick Go. PCO

Budget Undersecretary Rolando Toledo has been named officer in charge of the Department of Budget and Management while the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs remains vacant.

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro said Bersamin and Pangandaman resigned voluntarily after their names were mentioned in the flood control projects controversy. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News