DICT secretary resigns
(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has accepted the resignation of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy, Malacañang said on Thursday. "DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) Secretary Ivan john Uy's resignation was accepted by the President today. An OIC will fill the position until the president appoints a secretary," Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a text message to reporters. She did not say who will be temporarily leading the agency. News of Uy's purported resignation made the rounds last Wednesday evening. Sources said he was under pressure over his frequent trips abroad which reportedly affected his department's performance. Uy's frequent absences left major decision-making in the hands of subordinates, further slowing down the implementation of government digital initiatives, the sources added. Marcos has repeatedly voiced out his desire for the government to fully embrace digitalization and for internet connectivity in the Philippines to be at par with its Asian neighbors. Uy is the third member of the Cabinet to step down in the first quarter of 2025 after former transportation chief Jaime Bautista and communications secretary Cesar Chavez.
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(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has accepted the resignation of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy, Malacañang said on Thursday.
"DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) Secretary Ivan john Uy's resignation was accepted by the President today. An OIC will fill the position until the president appoints a secretary," Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a text message to reporters.
She did not say who will be temporarily leading the agency.
News of Uy's purported resignation made the rounds last Wednesday evening.
Sources said he was under pressure over his frequent trips abroad which reportedly affected his department's performance.
Uy's frequent absences left major decision-making in the hands of subordinates, further slowing down the implementation of government digital initiatives, the sources added.
Marcos has repeatedly voiced out his desire for the government to fully embrace digitalization and for internet connectivity in the Philippines to be at par with its Asian neighbors.
Uy is the third member of the Cabinet to step down in the first quarter of 2025 after former transportation chief Jaime Bautista and communications secretary Cesar Chavez.
