President Marcos Addresses Cabinet Reshuffle Concerns
President Marcos recently clarified that his decision to overhaul his Cabinet is not merely political spin. In an interview with reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he emphasized that asking all Cabinet members to tender their resignations is part of a thorough process to address existing issues.
He explained that the move is aimed at conducting a rigorous performance review. “But in any case, we are looking at the problem deeply. You know, siguro (perhaps) by now, you know, I don’t do things pang optics (for optics),” Marcos said. “If there is a problem, I like to fix it. So, that’s what we are doing. So, expect us to be doing a rigorous performance review, not only at the Cabinet level, but even deeper.”
Deep Performance Review Underway
Although the President did not reveal who will stay or leave aside from those already decided upon, he noted that some officials will be reassigned, while others have chosen to step down or feel they can no longer contribute effectively. “I’ll share with you one thing. That as we were doing the performance review, and when we see shortfalls in performance, I don’t leave it at that,” he added.
He further explained, “I look and ask why is that the case? And that is why we ask all the heads of agencies to also submit their courtesy resignations because we have to look at deeper, not just look at the secretary.”
President Marcos Responds to Calls for Resignation
When questioned about critics urging him to resign, Marcos firmly rejected the idea. He stressed his commitment to facing challenges head-on. “Ba’t ko gagawin yun? At wala sa ugali ko yung tinatakbuhan ang problema (Why will I do that? And it is not my nature to run away from problems). So, what good will that do?” he said.
On Trust Ratings and Surveys
President Marcos also addressed the Pulse Asia survey that showed his trust rating at 32 percent, which is lower than Vice President Sara Duterte’s 50 percent. He cautioned against relying on a single survey to gauge public trust. “Madaming ibang survey (There are many surveys). Let’s not base it on one,” he said.
He added, “Well, again, let’s look at other surveys before we… Know your source. That’s always an… Imperfect information makes you make imperfect decisions. The more perfect your information, the more perfect your decision will be.”
“That is one source of information, and you have to understand where it’s actually coming from,” Marcos concluded.
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