Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual has been reappointed and took his oath of workplace earlier than President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday, the Office of the Press Secretary mentioned on Saturday.
“Kumpiyansa ang Pangulo sa patuloy ng pagganap ni Sec. Pascual ng kanyang tungkulin ng may buong puso para sa bayan,” the OPS mentioned.
(The President is optimistic that Sec. Pascual will proceed to carry out his responsibility wholeheartedly for the nation.)
On Tuesday, December 6, a Commission on Appointments (CA) committee suspended the deliberations on the advert interim appointment of Pascual as secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) attributable to lack of time.
Various business teams have been rallying behind and endorsing the affirmation of Pascual as DTI secretary.
Among these teams are the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport), Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), and Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc (FFCCCII).
The DTI-Employees Union and the Board of Investments Employees Association (BOIEA) additionally threw their assist to the appointment of Pascual as DTI secretary.
Pascual additionally acquired assist from numerous business teams such because the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), PCCI Catanduanes, Albay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Region XI Chapter) Inc., and PhilExport Aklan Chapter Inc. —KG, GMA Integrated News
