President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed blogger and staunch supporter Mocha Uson as assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office.
The appointment letter, dated May 8, 2017, was published on Tuesday.
Her designation as Movie and Television Review and Classification Board member is deemed relinquished due to her new post.
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Uson immediately shot up in the Twitter trends, with many shocked at the development.
Mocha Uson is whaaaattt??? pic.twitter.com/4ScUXQormS
— Lee (@paulieastridge) May 9, 2017
BREAKING: Mocha Uson gets Palace Communications appointment.
ALSO BREAKING: MY SANITY
— Jowana Bueser (@jowana) May 9, 2017
???? ? ? pic.twitter.com/nuoT7XR3r2
— Job (@jobdeleon) May 9, 2017
PCO asst. Secretary na si Mocha Uson! Jusko! Ang Teacher 1 nga sa DepEd plenty ang required credentials tpos Asst. Sec.?! Credentials pls?
— areyounatz (@iamnatzibias) May 9, 2017
Hindi tayo nagbabayad ng buwis para gawing lehitimo ang pagpapakalat ni Mocha Uson ng fake news.
— Gino Angelo Bengero (@ginobengero) May 9, 2017