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By Prashanth Parameswaran
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario has stepped down from his post.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III accepted the resignation of influential Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Monday, the presidential palace confirmed.
“According to Executive Secretary Ochoa, President Aquino has accepted the resignation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario effective 7 March 2016,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a statement.
While no further details were officially provided regarding his resignation, del Rosario, 76, has been suffering from a series of health issues, including a spinal problem as well as a recently detected heart ailment that caused doctors to implant a pacemaker back in November.
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