Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Lorraine Marie Partosa also known as Lorraine Badoy was appointed Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).
This was confirmed by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officer in charge Emmanuel Leyco.
鈥淵es,鈥� he replied in a text message when asked if Badoy was appointed to the PCOO.
鈥淎sec Badoy has informed me as OIC-Secretary at DSWD of this development earlier and is now in the process of completing and turning over her responsibilities which is expected to last until the end of the month,鈥� he added.
Leyco thanked Badoy 鈥渇or her contributions to DSWD.鈥�
鈥淚 am confident that she will be able to bring her effectiveness as a communicator to her new assignment as Usec at PCOO,鈥� he said.
Badoy served as an assistant secretary of the DSWD.
Sought for comment, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar did not confirm her appointment.
鈥淚 cannot confirm until appointment is out. I don鈥檛 want to preempt the appointing authority,鈥� he said in a text message.
Badoy had been controversial after she slammed critics of President Rodrigo Duterte, even telling the European Union (EU), one of the President鈥檚 staunchest critics, 鈥渢o just engage in porn.鈥�
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黑料社 has sought the confirmation from Badoy but she has not responded as of posting time.
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