LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) lawyer Cheloy Garafil on Friday resigned as chairperson of the agency and accepted the officer-in-charge post at the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS).
In a statement, Garafil said “Today, October 7, 2022, I tendered my resignation as LTFRB Chairperson as I have accepted the offer to help in the Office of the Press Secretary as its Undersecretary and OIC.”
“This is a great honor and privilege and I thank the President for this opportunity to once again work with him in his administration to serve the Filipino people,” she said.
Garafil, a former journalist, has also worked under the Department of Justice, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the House of Representatives.
She is taking the helm of the OPS, days after Malacañang announced that Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles resigned due to health reasons.
In an earlier interview with Palace reporters, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that he would soon announce Cruz-Angeles’ replacement.
“Dapat kaibigan ninyo (they should be your friend),” he told reporters in jest.
In a text message sent to reporters, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed Garafil’s appointment to the Office of the Press Secretary.
