(Eagle News)- The newly appointed officer in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government thanked the President for the “trust and confidence” he said was given to him.
In a statement on Saturday, retired Armed Forces chief Eduardo Año also enjoined “all members of Team DILG to perform their tasks honestly and diligently towards improving the quality of the services to attain DILG’s programs for the good of our country and our countrymen.”
“It is my strong desire to implement changes in order to realize the President’s programs in improving the life of every Filipino,” Año said.
Año, who retired from military service after reaching the mandatory age of retirement, was appointed as OIC of the DlLG on January 4.
Marawi was liberated from the clutches of terrorists under Año’s term.