Cesar Chavez named new press secretary – source

Newly-appointed Press Secretary Cesar Chavez (File photo from PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD)

MANILA, Philippines — Cesar Chavez has been named as the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), replacing Cheloy Garafil.

A source confirmed his appointment to INQUIRER.net.

He is set to take his oath at 2 p.m. today.

Chavez served as the Presidential Assistant for Strategic Communications before being named as the new head of PCO.

He is the third to be appointed press secretary in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration.

In October 2022, just a few months into the Marcos administration, Trixie Cruz-Angeles resigned as press secretary, citing health reasons.

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She was replaced by Garafil in the same month as officer-in-charge, before she assumed the position in January 2023.

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