Manila, Dec. 27 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in 2025 put a premium on performance-based governance, directing periodic performance reviews and structural adjustments within the Cabinet and government offices to enhance service delivery and recalibrate priorities.

Midway through his six-year term, Marcos made it clear that results and accountability would take precedence over political considerations, ordering a review of agency performance and initiating targeted leadership adjustments across the executive branch.

The recalibration efforts involved the submission of courtesy resignations by Cabinet secretaries and heads of agencies; retention of key officials to ensure continuity; and reassignment or replacement of others to bet...