President Ferdinand 'bongbong' Marcos Jr. has appointed Cheloy Garafil as the new Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Malaca&ntilde;ang announced Tuesday.&nbsp;
In photos released, Garafil was seen taking her oath of office before the Chief Executive. She was formerly an officer-in-charge with a rank of undersecretary.&nbsp;
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In October last year, Garafil, a lawyer, <a href="https://dzrh.com.ph/post/ltfrb-chair-resigns-accepts-oic-post-in-office-of-press-secretary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resigned</a> as the chairperson of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and accepted the offer to help in the then Office of the Press Secretary.&nbsp;
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Garafil was a former prosecutor and former official of the House of Representatives Secretariat.
She was also a former practicing journalist and has worked for media organizations such as Associated Press (AP) and Malaya.
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