Palace transition team formed but talks on hold until winner proclaimed

President Rodrigo Duterte shows the indelible ink on his finger after casting his vote for the 2022 National and Local Elections at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Davao City on May 9, 2022.

Presidential Photo / Toto Lozano

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the creation of a committee that will oversee the transition of power to his successor, Malacañang said.

In a taped briefing aired Thursday, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Duterte had approved Administrative Order 47, which creates the Presidential Transition Committee.

“The PTC will oversee the implementation of transition activities of the entire government and see to it that the delivery of services to the public remains unhampered,” said Medialdea, who chairs the committee.

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