THE new Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) secretary has ordered all incumbent undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and directors to file an unqualified courtesy resignation by Friday, April 4.
In a memorandum dated and signed last March 31, DICT Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda said that “in the exigency of service, and in order to give the undersigned free hand to perform his duties and functions, all incumbent undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and directors of the DICT are hereby directed to tender their unqualified courtesy resignations, not later than April 4, 2025.”
This is subject to existing and pertinent laws, rules, and regulations, and for immediate and strict compliance, according to the memorandum.
Aguda added: “Until any action is taken by the undersigned on the submitted courtesy resignations, all undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and directors shall continue to report for work and perform their usual duties and responsibilities, subject to any further instructions and modifications that the undersigned may deem proper to adopt.”
On March 20, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced the appointment of Aguda as the new DICT Secretary, succeeding Ivan John Uy.
As the Digital Infrastructure sector lead of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), Aguda played a pivotal role in providing the President with strategies and innovative initiatives to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure and create more than a million digital jobs.
Aguda previously served as the president and CEO of UnionDigital Bank and held senior leadership roles at UnionBank as chief technology and operations officer, as well as chief transformation officer.
