KINUMPIRMA ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea na nagbitiw na si Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu.
Pebrero 14 nang magbitiw ang kalihim at health reason ang sinasabi nitong dahilan.
Sinabi naman ni Cabinet Secretary at acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles na si Undersecretary Jim Sampulna ang itinalagang Officer-in-Charge ng DENR.
“Malacañang confirms the resignation of Roy Cimatu as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) due to health reasons, with Undersecretary Jim Sampulna being
designated as Officer-in-Charge of the Department,” pahayag ni Nograles.
“We wish Secretary Cimatu good health as he transitions from his decades-long and stellar service in government to private life,” dagdag ni Nograles.