Cesar Chavez named new press secretary – source
MANILA, Philippines — Cesar Chavez has been named as the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), replacing Cheloy Garafil.
A source confirmed his appointment to ºÚÁÏÉç.
He is set to take his oath at 2 p.m. today.
Chavez served as the Presidential Assistant for Strategic Communications before being named as the new head of PCO.
He is the third to be appointed press secretary in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration.
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She was replaced by Garafil in the same month as officer-in-charge, before she assumed the position in January 2023.
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