DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Former agriculture secretary Carlos Dominguez has refused incoming president Rodrigo Duterte’s offer for him to become his finance secretary.
Duterte’s spokesman, Salvador Panelo, said Dominguez declined the post due to “personal reasons.”
“He refused due to personal reasons and I think previous commitments,” Panelo said here yesterday.
Panelo said the Duterte camp is now talking to prospective appointees but could not provide specifics.
“They are talking to some people but I don’t know who they are. There are persons being persuaded to accept the post. There are persons applying for the position,” he added.
Meanwhile, former Security and Exchange Commission chief Perfecto Yasay has accepted Duterte’s offer to become acting foreign affairs secretary.
This was revealed by Peter Laviña, Duterte’s campaign spokesman and a member of his transition team, on his Facebook account.