Manila, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino III has signed the executive order reorganizing the Office of the Press Secretary into the Communications Group (ComGroup). This is to be headed jointly by two secretaries with Cabinet rank.
The two secretaries will have separate budgets which will be defended during the budget deliberations in Congress this year.
Secretary Herminio Coloma said the EO formally establishing the ComGroup has already been signe by the president but will have to be assigned a number still, adding that the records office still has to complete the process.