00:00No sooner is one stone taken away and another is laid in its place.
00:05The country's new energy czar and the president's latest communications chief
00:08took their oaths of office in Malacanang Palace's study room earlier today.
00:13Our Clay Zilpardelia tells us more on the new personalities,
00:16filling out the latest gaps in the bureaucracy in this report.
00:21Clear and understandable.
00:24That's the goal of new acting presidential communications office
00:28or PCO Secretary Dave Gomez
00:31in conveying the programs and policies of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the public.
00:38Today, Gomez took his oath before President Marcos as the new head of the PCO.
00:48Gomez also pledged to combat fake news,
00:52strengthen digitalization,
00:54promote press freedom,
00:55improve coordination with the media,
00:59and conduct a performance evaluation within the agency.
01:03We need to conduct a fair, honest-to-goodness,
01:06unbiased performance audit of the office.
01:09I want to be fair to everyone.
01:10In a Facebook post,
01:12President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed confidence in Gomez,
01:17believing he can effectively deliver the government's message
01:20to the Filipino people.
01:22Gomez replaces former PCO Secretary Jay Ruiz,
01:27who has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office.
01:33Also taking her oath today,
01:35New Energy Secretary Sharon Garin,
01:38with her extensive background in legislation and policymaking,
01:43President Marcos is confident Garin can help ensure reliable, affordable,
01:49and clean energy for every Filipino people.
01:52Meanwhile, Malacanang confirmed the irrevocable resignation
01:57of Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Mona Lisa de Malanta.
02:02Kaleiza Bardilia for the New and Better Philippines.
