MANILA – Former senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan formally assumed his position as the secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo on Monday said Honasan took his oath before President Rodrigo Duterte after ending his senatorial term on Sunday.
Panelo added Malacañang is confident that Honasan will do well as the new secretary of DICT where he replaced DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr.
“We are confident that Secretary Honasan would perform well in his new assignment as chief of the DICT, which is headed for exciting times as our people expect the full roll out of the national fiber optic cable network and operationalization of the country’s third major telecommunications player,” Panelo said.
“We likewise believe that he would continue and improve on the good plans and programs of his predecessor, Mr. Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr., whose leadership is credited for the improvement of e-governance which reduced queues at government offices, among other countless accomplishments,” he added.
Honasan was appointed by Duterte to the position last November and was supposed to step down from the Senate but he opted to assume his post at the end of his term./PN
