DILG’s Remulla yet to hear from Marcos on his courtesy resignation

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla answers questions from the media during a Palace press briefing in Manila in this file photo on January 13, 2025. INQUIRER.net file photo / RYAN LEAGOGO

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Monday he has yet to learn whether President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will accept his courtesy resignation.

He made the remark during a chance interview with reporters while inspecting a police station in Quezon City on Monday.

“I don’t know whether I’ll still have a job later. It’s up to the president. Until the final word is announced, we don’t know that,” he said.

“Meanwhile, work goes on… It just keeps going. Governance never ends,” he added.

READ: DILG chief Remulla tenders courtesy resignation after Marcos directive

Remulla tendered his courtesy resignation last Thursday, a directive from Marcos to all Cabinet secretaries as part of a bid to recalibrate the administration following the midterm elections.

He was appointed the secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government in October 2024./mcm