01/06/2026
1. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) Flagship Portfolio (2022–Present) [1, 2]
Under her leadership, the OVP structured its entire multi-billion peso budget toward localized, rapid-response humanitarian networks and grassroot logistics. [1, 2]
Financial & Institutional Devolution
• Grassroots Satellites: Spearheaded the decentralized activation of 10 fully operational OVP Satellite and Extension Offices across strategic provincial centers including Cebu City, Dagupan, Davao, Tacloban, Tandag, and Zamboanga City. [1, 2]Budget Tracking: Utilized ₱2.26 billion (92.3%) of her ₱2.448 billion FY 2023 allocation directly for socioeconomic service operations, sustaining high-yield outputs into the late 2025 reporting cycles despite severe legislative budget reductions. [1, 2]
Social Services & Welfare Logistics
• Medical & Burial Program: Reached a cumulative milestone of serving 327,836 individual beneficiaries. [1]The "Libreng Sakay" Program: Deployed a tactical national fleet of 9 air-conditioned transit buses servicing Metro Manila, Cavite, Cebu, Bacolod, Tacloban, and Davao. This service reached 2.52 million passengers by late 2025 to heavily lower commuter costs. [1]Disaster Operations & The RICE Program: Executed immediate localized deployments via the Relief for Individuals in Crisis and Emergencies (RICE) program. It delivered 144,808 tactical food packs and stabilized over 205,692 families during severe earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons. [1, 2, 3]Mag-Negosyo Ta ‘Day (MTD): Scaled a localized livelihood incubation mechanism that successfully financed and upskilled thousands of entrepreneurs across dozens of structured sectors. It specifically targeted women, the youth, senior citizens, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. [1, 2]
The "PagbaBago" Campaign
• Learner Mobilization: Distributed a targeted 460,272 specialized school kits containing educational essentials directly to marginalized public school youth. [1]Ecological Milestone: Achieved and bypassed her targeted green initiatives by logging over 1,000,000 trees planted nationwide through rapid-succession school and regional agricultural networks. [1]
2. Department of Education (DepEd) Structural Reforms (2022–2024)
As DepEd Secretary, Duterte initiated an overhaul of basic education aimed at decongesting the system and strengthening student safety. [1, 2]
Curricular Overhaul & Institutional Architecture
• The MATATAG Curriculum: Spearheaded the historic compression of the national K–10 basic curriculum. This reform removed redundant competencies to sharply prioritize core foundational skills: literacy, numeracy, science, technology, and civic awareness.Senior High School (SHS) Reform: Instituted the specialized SHS-National Task Force to align senior secondary tracks with actual labor market indicators and industrial needs.The Infrastructure Strand: Formed the specialized School Infrastructure and Facilities Strand to cut through local bureaucratic blockages and take direct control over target classroom backlogs. [1, 2]
Teacher Welfare & System Upgrades
• Mandatory Rest Mandate: Enforced the institutional directive granting public school educators a 30-day continuous rest period completely free of voluntary or unpaid academic tasks.Asset Protection & Benefits: Secured comprehensive fire insurance policies covering thousands of public school buildings and placed sweeping personal accident insurance structures for active teachers.National Learning Camp: Formulated and launched specialized remedial and enrichment camps during academic breaks to systematically address the country's learning poverty crisis. [1, 2]
E-Learning & Digital Resilience
• Disaster-Adaptive Learning: Distributed digital learning carts and negotiated private sector partnerships to integrate localized, remote, offline-capable digital platforms into rural areas. This system preserved learning continuity during severe weather and public health disruptions. [1]
Student Protection Frameworks
• Learners’ Rights and Protection Office: Established a centralized, safe-space reporting matrix with hotlines directly processing reports of student abuse, bullying, and systemic exploitation inside educational campuses. [1]
3. National Security & International Appointments
Beyond civilian governance, she held critical national defense, counter-insurgency, and international diplomacy positions. [1]
• NTF-ELCAC Leadership: Served concurrently as the Co-Vice Chairman of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict from 2022 to 2024. Her focus was on clearing regional insurgencies by establishing localized peace initiatives, drawing from her previous experience executing the Peace program in Davao City.SEAMEO Council Presidency: Elected as the President of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Council from 2022 to 2024. She shaped regional education policies alongside education ministers across ASEAN member states.Military Reserve Rank: Maintains her active commission as a Colonel and serving Assistant Brigade Commander within the 2202nd Ready Reserve Combined Arms Brigade of the Philippine Army. [1, 2]
4. Public Accountability & Systemic InquiriesA complete reporting of her term includes the oversight inquiries, financial audits, and public debates surrounding her administration's spending choices.
Confidential Funds Audits: Faced congressional and Commission on Audit (COA) scrutiny regarding the deployment of ₱125 million in confidential funds in late 2022 and ₱375 million in 2023.
Administrative Defense: Her office defended these expenses during legislative panel reviews, clarifying that the funds directly sustained the security, intelligence logistics, and operational setup costs required for the rapid expansion of her national satellite offices and socio-economic programs.
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