The presidential transition of Bongbong Marcos started when former senator Bongbong Marcos won the Philippine presidential election on May 9, 2022. Marcos topped the official count by the Congress of the Philippines with 31,629,783 votes. The joint bicameral Congress proclaimed Marcos as the president-elect and Sara Duterte as the vice president-elect on May 25, 2022. The transition lasted until the day of the president-elect's inauguration on June 30, 2022.
Timeline
Pre-election
May 5: Outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte names the chairperson of his transition committee. May 9: Election Day; Marcos leads the initial unofficial count in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) transparency server.
Post-election
May 10: Outgoing president Duterte creates his Presidential Transition Committee (PTC). Initial transition talks between the teams of the outgoing and incoming president begin. The COMELEC en banc reaffirms the junking of Marcos's disqualification cases, which were all previously denied before the election. May 12: Marcos assumes victory and begins forming his transition committee. May 13: Marcos makes the UniTeam transition team public. May 25: Marcos, along with his running mate Sara Duterte, are officially proclaimed by the joint bicameral Congress as the president-elect and vice president-elect. May 17 and 18: Marcos's disqualification cases are elevated to the Supreme Court after being junked by the COMELEC en banc. June 28: The Supreme Court denies Marcos's disqualification cases, clearing the last legal hurdle to Marcos's candidacy. June 30: Inauguration Day
Organization of the transition
Marcos's transition committee Marcos began forming his transition committee on May 12, 2022, even before his proclamation. By the time his team was being organized, he led the unofficial count in the Commission on Elections transparency server. The members of his team were named on May 13, 2022. +UniTeam transition teamPositionNameChairpersonVictor RodriguezMembersAntonio Lagdameo Jr.Benjamin Abalos Jr.Zenaida AngpingReynaldo Tamayo Jr.
Duterte's transition committee On May 5, 2022, before the start of the elections, incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte named the chairperson of his transition team. Duterte later issued Administrative Order No. 47 on May 10, 2022 creating the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) "to ensure a peaceful, orderly and smooth transfer of powers to the next duly elected president. +Presidential Transition Committee (PTC) of President Rodrigo DutertePositionNameChairpersonSalvador Medialdea (Executive Secretary)MembersTeodoro Locsin Jr. (Secretary of Foreign Affairs)Carlos Dominguez III (Secretary of Finance)Tina Rose Marie Canda (Secretary of Budget and Management)Karl Kendrick Chua (Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority)
Cabinet appointments Marcos began naming the members of his cabinet on May 12, 2022. According to Marcos's spokesperson, his main requirements for selecting members of his cabinet are competence, qualification, love for country, and respect for the constitution. TitleNamePresidentBongbong MarcosVice PresidentSara DuterteCabinet SecretaryUnnamed (abolished)Executive SecretaryVictor RodriguezPress SecretaryTrixie Cruz-AngelesPresidential SpokespersonUnnamed (abolished)Secretary of Agrarian ReformConrado Estrella IIISecretary of AgricultureBongbong MarcosSecretary of Budget and ManagementAmenah PangandamanSecretary of EducationSara DuterteSecretary of EnergyRaphael LotillaSecretary of Environment and Natural ResourcesMa. Antonia Yulo-LoyzagaSecretary of FinanceBenjamin DioknoSecretary of Foreign AffairsEnrique ManaloSecretary of HealthMaria Rosario Vergeire(OIC)Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban DevelopmentJose AcuzarSecretary of Information and Communications TechnologyIvan John UySecretary of the Interior and Local GovernmentBenjamin Abalos Jr.Secretary of JusticeJesus Crispin RemullaSecretary of Labor and EmploymentBienvenido LaguesmaSecretary of Migrant WorkersSusan OpleSecretary of National DefenseJose Faustino Jr.(OIC and Senior Undersecretary)Secretary of Public Works and HighwaysManuel BonoanSecretary of Science and TechnologyRenato Solidum Jr.Secretary of Social Welfare and DevelopmentErwin TulfoSecretary of TourismChristina FrascoSecretary of Trade and IndustryAlfredo E. PascualSecretary of TransportationJaime BautistaSpecial Assistant to the PresidentAntonio Lagdameo Jr.
Other officials TitleNameChairman of the Civil Service CommissionKarlo NogralesChairman of the Commission on AuditJose CalidaChairman of the Commission on ElectionsGeorge Erwin GarciaChairman and Resident Representative of the Manila Economic and Cultural OfficeSilvestre Bello IIIChairperson of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory BoardCheloy V. GarafilCommissioner of the Bureau of Internal RevenueLilia GuillermoDirector-General of the National Economic and Development AuthorityArsenio BalisacanDirector-General of the National Intelligence Coordinating AgencyRicardo de LeonGeneral Manager of the Philippine Ports AuthorityChristopher PastranaNational Security AdviserClarita CarlosPresident and General Manager of the Government Service Insurance SystemJose Arnulfo VelosoPresidential Legal CounselJuan Ponce EnrileSecretary of the Presidential Management StaffZenaida AngpingSolicitor GeneralMenardo Guevarra
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