President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog as undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla administered the oath on Wednesday. Mabilog pledged support for the administration's agenda.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog as undersecretary for public safety at the Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, May 13.
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla administered the oath to Mabilog that morning. Mabilog confirmed the appointment in a statement and pledged full support for President Marcos' vision under the Bagong Pilipinas agenda.
Mabilog had faced accusations from former President Rodrigo Duterte in 2017 linking him to illegal drugs. He left for exile in the United States and returned to the Philippines in September 2024. Marcos granted him executive clemency in January 2025, restoring his political rights.
Remulla noted that the injustice Mabilog experienced would drive his commitment to reform in local governance rather than seek revenge.
