MANILA, Nov. 18 -- Malaca said Tuesday Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman quit their posts voluntarily and were not pressured to resign.

In a radio interview over DZBB, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the two executives continue to enjoy the trust of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

"Kusang loob (na nag-resign), kasi may tiwala naman po ang Pangulo sa kanila (They resigned voluntarily. The President still trusts them)," she pointed out.

"At hindi naman naniniwala ang Pangulo sa mga katha-kathang isip, or rather katha-kathang kuwento nitong si Zaldy Co. Pero si Secretary Mina na at tsaka si ES Lucas Bersamin ang nag-decide po, kaya sige po, pagbigyan (The President does not believe in the...