Marcos Responds To Clamour For Chance

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32220, 12 February 1970, Page 10

Marcos Responds To Clamour For Chance

(N.Z.P.A -Reuter—Copyright) J MANILA,’ February 9. '[ President Ferdinand Marcos, of the 11 Philippines has reshuffled his Cabinet, making seven changes and greatly reducing the

, number of Ministers w ■ i In a press statement, l. President Marcos said that he ‘■wanted to make his Governi ment more responsive to the I clamour for change. On January 26 and 30, ■Manila students, calling for J constitutional reforms, held ''rallies and demonstrations in 'iwhich five people were killed and more than 400 were injured. •>' The Cabinet reshuffle has i put the accent on youth; most |of the new Ministers are in 'their late thirties or early ’forties. I "The men in government 'lmust be the first to harken 'lto voices from within, which l is a clamour for change.” the I President said “The Govern* I ment must be made of people Jin touch with the present generation. It is in accor- ■ dance with this hope that I ' have decided to institute

with Cabinet rank. ~ major changes, and have ; | reorganised my Cabinet.” -[ Apart from seven changes -I in portfolios, President : Marcos has removed 18 junior , Ministers from the Cabinet, r reducing it to 12. 1;