The President–elect, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, has warned his Cabinet members not to manipulate their positions as an opportunity to use their political ambitions yesterday on June 27. Duterte also stated that if they (Cabinet) plan to run for elective positions, they “will only use public funds, time and effort of the government just to campaign to win.”
“Sabi ko sa mga Cabinet members, do not mount a campaign here in the office. If you are running for office, if you have plans, do not do it here in the Cabinet. Pare-parehas naman ang edad natin. We retire altogether.”
A few of the Cabinet members have actually ran in the past for elective posts after their term in the Cabinet. Those people include: former Justice Secretary, Leila de Lima and former Energy Secretary, Jericho Petilla who both ran for senator under the Liberal Party but only De Lima won in her bid.
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Source: ABS-CBN
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