New Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda has asked all undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and directors to hand in their courtesy resignations.
In a memorandum, Aguda ordered the officials in these posts to resign by April 4, in order to give him a free hand to perform his duties and responsibilities.
However, all of these officials are also expected to perform their duties and responsibilities until their courtesy resignations are acted upon, Aguda said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Aguda, former president and CEO of UnionDigital Bank, as the new DICT Secretary, to replace Ivan John Uy who resigned in March.
The Palace said Aguda’s specialty is in “digital transformation, digital banking and financial crimes.”