Massive revamp involves only former admin appointees(Keith Bacongco / mb.com.ph) PRESIDENT’S THREAT–During a press conference at the Presidential guesthouse in Davao City early yesterday morning, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to pull the country out of the United Nations and announced all appointive positions in government vacant. (Keith Bacongco / mb.com.ph)Only appointees of former President Aquino are covered by the massive revamp authorized by President Duterte to stamp out corruption, a Palace official said on Monday. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the government positions declared vacant as of Monday do not apply to “current appointees” except for the two transport regulatory agencies earlier mentioned by the President. “These are appointees from the past administration and does not refer to appointees of the current administration except those who have been made reference to,” presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a Palace press briefing. Last weekend, the President ordered the vacancy of all appointive government positions after learning about persistent reports of corruption.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 22, 2016 09:00 UTC