MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte resigned from the Cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil said on Wednesday, June 19, that Duterte resigned as Department of Education (DepEd) secretary and vice chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict at 2:21 pm the same day.
Marcos has accepted the resignation.
“She declined to give a reason why. She will continue to serve as Vice President. We thank her for her service,” Garafil added.
Vice President Duterte in a press conference following her resignation, did not disclose the reason for her exit from the Marcos Cabinet, but said the move is not a sign of weakness.
