FILE PHOTO: Juanito Victor 鈥淛onvic鈥� Remulla takes oath as the new secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malaca帽ang on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. His oath-taking happened hours after Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed to reporters in a Viber message on Tuesday morning that the chief executive chose the Cavite governor as a replacement for Benjamin Abalos Jr. INQUIRER FILES
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Juanito Victor 鈥淛onvic鈥� Remulla took oath as the new secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday.
His oath-taking was held in the Malaca帽an Palace hours after Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed to reporters in a Viber message on Tuesday morning that the chief executive chose the Cavite governor as a replacement for Benjamin Abalos Jr.
Abalos filed his certificate of candidacy for senator and, hence, automatically resigned from his Cabinet post as a presidential appointee.
Chavez鈥檚 confirmation came after as the new DILG chief.
Jonvic Remulla has been in politics for almost three decades, starting his political career as a board member of the Second District of Cavite province. He聽was elected vice governor in 1998 and served three terms.
He became governor of Cavite after winning the 2019 election.