(CHRISTIAN DALE)

NAGBITIW bilang Executive Secretary si Atty. Vic Rodriguez nitong Sabado upang magkaroon ng oras sa kanyang pamilya.

“I have asked permission to step down as Executive Secretary,” ayon sa pahayag ni Rodriguez.

Sa kabila nito, mananatili siya sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. bilang Presidential Chief of Staff.

“There is nothing more rewarding than answering the call to serve the country, a rare privilege not extended to all but was given to me by the President, His Excellency Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr.” dagdag ni Rodriguez.

Hindi aniya biro ang tungkulin ng Executive Secretary.

“The work of an Executive Secretary is a 24/7 job with myriad topics expected to be attended to every day. It demands a sense of urgency which essentially requires almost all of a public servant’s time to ensure that services are met and delivered,” pahayag ni Rodriguez.

“Equally valuable, however, is to witness firsthand your young family grow and evolve into how every parent would wish them to become and they most need me too,” pahayag ni Rodriquez.

Nagpapasalamat naman si Rodriguez sa tiwala ni Marcos.

Kinumpirma naman ni Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles ang pagbibitiw ni Rodriguez.

“We confirm reports that Atty Vic Rodriguez has stepped down as Executive Secretary,” pahayag ni Angeles.

Wala pa namang napipili si Pangulong Marcos na kapalit sa pwesto ni Rodriguez.

Una nang naiulat na si dating Supreme Court Justice Lucas Bersamin ang maaaring pumalit bilang executive secretary.

Kahapon ay bumiyahe na patungong Amerika si Pangulong Marcos para dumalo sa 77th United Nations General Assembly sa New York City.

Bukod sa UN assembly, dadalo rin ang Pangulo sa ilang bilateral meetings, business engagements at makikipagkita sa Filipino community sa Amerika.