MANILA, Philippines — It is within President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s power to pick anyone for his Cabinet, even if they were candidates who lost in the May 2022 elections, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Friday. Bersamin was responding to calls on Marcos not to appoint candidates who lost in last year's polls after the President himself confirmed he was planning a reorganization of his Cabinet after the one-year appointment ban lapsed on May 9. 'Alam mo ‘yong ganyang mga panawagan hindi na dapat sabihin pa.

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