Marcos to name new DepEd secretary before end of JunePresident Marcos and Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte repaint chairs in a classroom during a visit to the Victorino Mapa High School in San Miguel, Manila yesterday as part of the annual ‘Brigada Eskwela’ aimed at preparing schools for the opening of classes on Aug. 29. MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he would reveal his pick for the new secretary of the Department of Education by the end of the week following Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation from the position. In an interview with reporters, Marcos said that the education department should not be left without a head as it is "possibly (and) arguably the most important department." "I will probably be able to, I would like to be able to announce the appointment of the DepEd Secretary by the end of the week. The president said Duterte did not explain why she resigned as DepEd secretary and co-vice chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict — a development that observers believe finalizes the political showdown between the Marcos and Duterte families well ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.
