PRESIDENT Duterte appointed his adviser on Information Communications Technology, Ramon “RJ” Jacinto, as undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) vice Eliseo Rio Jr. who resigned in January.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Jacinto was appointed on May 22.
“We are confident that Usec. Jacinto will serve DICT with dedication and integrity and will contribute to achieving the Department’s mandate under the current administration,” Roque said in a statement.
Jacinto, a musician and businessman, campaigned for Duterte in 2016.
He was named by Duterte as Presidential adviser on Information Communications Technology shortly after he won the presidency in July 2016.
Jacinto is a former president/CEO of Philcomsat Holdings Corp. and the former vice chairman of the presidential committee on flagship programs and projects during the Ramos administration.
