President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday announced a new Cabinet reshuffle affecting two departments, two months before the May 10 elections.
Education Secretary Jesli Lapus will be heading the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), while Trade Secretary Peter Favila will become a member of the central bank’s Monetary Board (MB), Mrs. Arroyo said in her speech [...]

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