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TALIWAS sa paandar ng Palasyo, hindi nagbitiw si Lucas Bersamin bilang executive secretary sa gitna ng kontrobersyal ng P100-billion budget insertion sa 2025 national budget.
“I did not resign,” pag-amin ni Bersamin sa isang panayam sa radyo.
Gayunpaman, nilinaw ni Bersamin na may isang malapit na kaibigan ang nagwika sa kanya na kailangan na niyang lisanin ang pwesto.
Earlier in the day last November 17, someone called to tell me I had to go as the ES. The call was not from Malacañang,” dugtong ng retiradong mahistrado.
Lunes ng hapon nang ihayag ni Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro ang pagbibitiw ni Bersamin at Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, bilang delicadeza matapos kaladkarin ni former Public Works Secretary Roberto Bernardo sa anomalya sa gobyerno.
“I informed the President by text that I had no problem exiting. About 2 pm, the PCO reportedly announced my resignation ‘out of delicadeza.’ Still, I did not submit any letter as of then,” dagdag pa niya.
Araw ng Martes naman nang magtungo umano siya sa kanyang tanggapan para kunin ang kanyang mga personal na gamit at simulan ang maayos na pagpasa ng tungkulin kay Ralph Recto na humalili sa kanyang lilisaning pwesto.
“Before I left for home, I signed my letter expressing my submission to the President’s prerogative with instructions to my staff to bring the letter to the Office of the Appointments Secretary. I left deciding that that would be the last time I would step into that office,” pahabol ni Bersamin.
