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Angara on DepEd post: No offer
The Philippine Star
|June 24, 2024
Sen. Sonny Angara's name has been floated as a possible replacement for Vice President Sara Duterte, days after she resigned as education secretary.
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"No one has spoken to me about that," Angara told Senate reporters.
He noted that he is one of three University of the Philippines graduates being considered by President Marcos to become the next chief of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo and Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual are also being considered for the post.
Angara is on his second and last term. He will leave the Senate in 2025.
He has not disclosed plans after his term ends, but he reportedly might run for a local position in his home province of Aurora.
Endorsement
Meanwhile, a key leader of the House of Representatives has endorsed Commission on Higher Education chair Prospero de Vera III as the next education secretary, replacing Duterte who resigned on June 19.
Rep. Joey Salceda, chair of the House committee on ways and means, also endorsed Synergeia Foundation's Milwida Guevara as DepEd chief.
This story is from the June 24, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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