Manila, Feb. 13 -- Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Senior Undersecretary Emerald Ridao will serve as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the agency from Feb. 17 to 21, 2025, while PCO Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez takes a temporary leave.

Chavez confirmed the arrangement on Thursday.

"(Senior Undersecretary) Emerald Ridao is a one-week OIC. I will try to work at Full Capacity while physically on leave," Chavez told Palace reporters in a text message.

Ridao will "take care of the day-to-day operations of the PCO, and if necessary, act for and on behalf of the Acting Secretary," according to a department order signed by Chavez on Wednesday. (

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