FILE PHOTO: Department of Education (DepEd) spokesperson Undersecretary Michael Poa and four other officials resign from their posts. In a Viber message to reporters Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Poa explained that their resignation was out of courtesy to incoming DepEd chief Sonny Angara. | PHOTO: RTVM / PCO website
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Education (DepEd) spokesperson Undersecretary Michael Poa said he and four other officials have resigned.
In a Viber message to reporters Tuesday, Poa explained that they resigned because “it is only appropriate to give the incoming Secretary of Education, Secretary Angara, a free hand to choose the people that will form part of his team.”
According to Poa, other DepEd officials who quit their posts were:
- Nolasco A. Mempin – Undersecretary for Administration
- Sunshine A. Fajarda – Assistant Secretary – Office of the Secretary
- Reynold S. Munsayac – Assistant Secretary for Procurement
- Noel T. Baluyan – Assistant Secretary for Administration
It was Angara who revealed Poa’s resignation.
“Verbal pa lang (only), undersecretary Poa told me that he’s leaving and he’s waiting for instructions from the vice president (Sara Duterte),” Angara told reporters in an ambush interview earlier Tuesday.
Angara will assume as Education Secretary starting July 19, after Vice President Sara Duterte quit the Marcos administration Cabinet nearly a month ago.