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Helen Flores - The Philippine Star
January 7, 2026 | 12:00am
Palace Press Officer Claire Castro during a press briefing.
STAR / File
MANILA, Philippines — There will be no changes in President Marcos’ Cabinet for now, Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro clarified yesterday following a report that an “extensive” revamp could affect as many as nine agencies.
“As of now, we have not heard of any impending revamp,” Castro said at a Palace press briefing.
“We are making our performance at the discretion of the President,” she added.
According to a report by an online news site, the supposed Cabinet shake-up is meant to address the declining trust and approval ratings of the President.
Among the agencies reportedly under review are the Departments of Health, Education, Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Transportation, Information and Communications Technology, Public Works and Highways and Economy, Planning and Development as well as the Bureau of Customs.
The report noted that while the extent of the reshuffle may vary from agency to agency, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa appears to be on thin ice.
Marcos is reportedly looking for Herbosa’s replacement amid controversies and complaints of incompetence in the health department.
The last Cabinet shakeup was in November when Marcos accepted the resignations of then executive secretary Lucas Bersamin and budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman.
Bersamin and Pangandaman tendered their resignations “out of delicadeza” after their departments were mentioned in the flood control controversy, Castro said at a Nov. 17 press briefing.
Marcos had asked all Cabinet-level officials to submit courtesy resignations, following the administration-backed Alyansa coalition’s weak performance in the May 2025 elections.
