Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte | PHOTO: Official facebook page of Inday Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — Vice-President Sara Duterte expressed her gratitude on Wednesday to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his continued trust in her as the secretary of education.
“Maraming salamat, Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., sa patuloy na pagtitiwala sa akin bilang Kalihim ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon,” Duterte said in a message posted on her official Facebook page.
(Many thanks, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., for continuing to trust in me as the Secretary of the Department of Education [DepEd])
Duterte also added that the DepEd, with all its personnel, will continue to serve the interests and look after the future of students.
“Makakaasa po kayo na ang DepEd, na binubuo ng ating mga guro at non-teaching personnel, ay patuloy na maglilingkod nang tapat para sa kinabukasan ng bawat mag-aaral,” she added.
(You can expect that the DepEd, composed of our teachers and non-teaching personnel, will continue to serve steadfastly for the future of each student.)
On Tuesday, Marcos said that Duterte will remain as the education chief, and added that his working relationship with Duterte will be unaffected despite a recent controversial interview of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos where the first lady expressed her disappointment towards Duterte.
Duterte said in a video message posted on her official Facebook page on Monday that the first lady’s personal feelings did not have anything to do with her mandate as a government official, and added that she will have a private conversation with President Marcos Jr. on the next steps moving forward.