Marcos assessing performance of undersecretaries

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said he is reviewing the performance of undersecretaries across agencies as part of the Cabinet reshuffle that he ordered last month.

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"This time, it looks like the (secretaries) are doing well — the performance is good," he told reporters at the presidential palace, according to a transcript from his office. "Now, we're already at [the undersecretaries], we're already at the agencies."

The President said the May 22 order for all Cabinet members to quit was meant to ensure that agencies are fulfilling their mandate.

The shuffle was "not a one-shot, one-time, big-time thing," he said. "It is an ongoing thing."

He said he wants to evaluate his Cabinet members’ performances every quarter by checking if they are meeting their targets. He added that he would be "much more rigorous" in evaluating all officials, not just the agency heads.