Carandang denies quitting post

ABS-CBN News

Posted at Feb 28 2013 11:42 AM | Updated as of Mar 01 2013 12:00 AM

MANILA - Secretary Ramon "Ricky" Carandang denied Thursday that he is quitting his post as head of the Presidential Communications Development Strategic Planning Office.

Speaking to ABS-CBN News, Carandang said a Daily Tribune report saying that he is leaving Malacañang is untrue. The Tribune report said President Aquino is eyeing either Silvestre Afable Jr. or Manuel “Manolo” Quezon lll to replace Carandang.

Quezon posted the following tweet in his Twitter account Thursday morning.

Carandang is a former broadcast journalist of ABS-CBN News before joining President Aquino's Cabinet in 2010.