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Bersamin denies resignation, slams corruption allegations
The Freeman
|November 20, 2025
MANILA --- Former executive secretary Lucas Bersamin on Wednesday, November 18, denied resigning despite the Palace announcing that he had already quit his post out of delicadeza.
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin answers questions from the media during a press briefing to discuss updates on the acceptance of courtesy resignations by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on May 29, 2025. The Philippine STAR / Noel Pabalate
(Noel Pabalate)
After being tagged in the flood control corruption mess, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on Monday, November 17, that Bersamin, along with former Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, had tendered their resignations. Bersamin was replaced by former Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.
“Masarap pakinggan ang out of delicadeza. Pero ‘di naman totoo ‘yan, ‘di ako nag-resign,” Bersamin said in a phone interview with reporters. (Delicadeza sounds nice to the ear. But that is not true, I did not resign.)
This story is from the November 20, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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