Medialdea appointed gov’t caretaker during Duterte SoKor official trip

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as the caretaker of the government while the Chief Executive is on his official trip to South Korea on June 3 to 5.

Duterte signed the Special Order 511 on May 31 but was released to the media on Friday.

“The Executive Secretary, shall act as OIC to take care of the day-to-day operations in the Office of the President and to oversee the general administration of the Executive Department, and he shall, if necessary, act for and on behalf of the President, except on matters that the President is required by the Constitution to act in person, during the time that the President is outside the Republic of the Philippines from 26 April 2018 to 28 April 2018,” the President said in his order.

During his trip to South Korea, president Duterte will President Moon Jae-in, who invited him at the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Manila in November 2017.

READ: Duterte to make official SoKor visit on June 3-5

He will also meet with the Filipino community there and will witness the signing of four memorandum of understanding between the Philippines and the republic of Korea.    /muf