On my incoming secretary of education by President-elect Duterte

First of all, I would like to extend my personal apologies to each and everyone in media who requested an interview with me when my selection as incoming Secretary of Education was announced. I could not immediately answer your queries because I had to undergo discernment process first.

In our culture, decisions are not made by one’s lonesome self. I had to consult my husband, my two sons, one daughter-in-law and one grandchild. In turn, my husband convened the families of my brother and sisters in Dumaguete. My eldest sister consulted her children in Bicol. I also consulted my eldest brother and his family here in Manila.