PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed Office of the President (OP) Undersecretary Jesus Melchor V. Quitain as Officer-In-Charge of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President (OSAP), which was previously held by former secretary Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go.
In his memorandum for Mr. Quitain on Nov. 9, Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea said: “In the exigency of service, please be informed that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved your designation as Officer-In-Charge of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President, effective immediately.”
Mr. Quitain, before his appointment as an undersecretary in 2016, served as city administrator and councilor of Davao City, the President’s hometown.
Mr. Go, Mr. Duterte’s former special assistant, resigned last month as he filed his candidacy for senator in the mid-term elections next year. — Arjay L. Balinbin
