Now that President Benigno Aquino 3rd has turned down his offer to resign, Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad vowed on Saturday to prove worthy of the President’s trust and confidence.

“Although I was wholly prepared to relinquish my post, I am grateful for the President’s expression of his continuing trust and confidence in my leadership of the Department. I have thus chosen to defer to his better judgment and stay,” Abad said in a statement.

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