MANILA, Philippines - Itinalaga ni incoming President Rodrigo Duterte bilang bagong pinuno ng Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) si TV5 host Martin Andanar kapalit ni Sec. Herminio Coloma Jr. na magtatapos ang termino sa Hunyo 30.
Sa kabila nito, sinabi ni Duterte na hindi niya aalisin bilang kanyang spokesman si Atty. Salvador Panelo kahit umani ng batikos sa pagtatalaga niya dito bilang presidential spokesman dahil sa pagiging abogado ng mga akusado sa Ampatuan massacre case.
“Many of the guys there do not like him. Sal Panelo has been a good friend of mine for the longest time. He is honest, he can talk and maybe he is also abrasive in his language but that is the nature of the person,” ani Duterte. Itinalaga pa ni Duterte bilang Presidential Management Staff (PMS) chief ang kanyang exec. asst. na si Christopher “Bong” Go at sina dating Anak-pawis partylist Rep. Joel Maglungod, Usec. sa DOLE at Eduardo del Rosario, Usec. sa DND.