Manila, March 25 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday swore in former UnionDigital Bank president and chief executive officer Henry Rhoel Aguda as the new Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

In a social media post, Marcos expressed confidence in Aguda's ability to lead the department toward achieving the goals of modernizing the nation's technological infrastructure.

"Sa pamumuno ni Secretary Aguda, tiwala akong mas mapapabilis ang digital transformation ng bansa (Under Secretary Aguda's leadership, I am confident that the country's digital transformation will accelerate)," Marcos said.

"Hangad nating makinabang ang bawat Pilipino sa mga oportunidad ng makabagong teknolohiya (We h...