Interior Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento on Saturday thanked President Benigno Aquino 3rd for giving him the opportunity to serve the country as secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Sarmiento said he was hesitant at first to accept the position when it was first offered to him by Aquino in September last year.

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