Marcos mulls quarterly performance reviews for Cabinet members
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. — PPA POOL
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he is considering conducting performance assessments of Cabinet members every quarter.
He said this during an ambush interview in Malacañang when asked if there were any new developments in the evaluation of agency heads and other officials.
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“It is an ongoing thing. This is something; it is essentially putting all government agencies and departments on notice that we have to do better. And we will be looking very, very closely, and we will make that review on a periodic basis,” he said.
“Maybe on a quarterly basis. We’ll see if we’ve achieved our targets, on a quarterly basis. And we’ll be much, much more rigorous in looking at the performance, not only at the top level, but all the way. All the way. And that’s why we’ll see, I’m sure you will see more changes in the future,” he added.
Marcos also clarified that recent changes in his Cabinet should not be seen as a “revamp.”
“You know, I have to explain that it’s not a Cabinet revamp. What we really did was we are still in the process of examining… What happened really here was that I put everyone on notice that you are all on, basically all on probation,” he said.
On May 22, Marcos called for the courtesy resignation of all Cabinet members as part of his effort to recalibrate his administration following the results of the recent elections.
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“The people have spoken, and they expect results, not politics, not excuses. We hear them, and we will act,” he said.
“It’s time to realign government with the people’s expectations,” he added./mcm
