Bersamin, Pangandaman resign

Recto named new ES; Go takes top Finance post; Toledo is Budget OIC

- BY BETHEENA UNITE

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman have resigned from their respective posts "out of delicadeza" after their offices were linked to the flood control anomalies, Malacañang bared on Monday, Nov. 17.

President Marcos appointed Finance Secretary Ralph Recto as the new executive secretary, replacing Bersamin; and named Adviser for Investments and Economic Affairs Frederick Go as the new Finance secretary.

"Both officials respectfully offered and tendered their resignations out of delicadeza after their departments were mentioned in allegations related to the flood control anomaly currently under investigation, and in the recognition of the responsibility to allow the administration to address the matter appropriately," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a Palace briefing on Monday afternoon.

According to Castro, Bersamin and Pangandaman "voluntarily filed their resignations," which the President accepted on Monday.