Masaya ang singer-comedian na si Arnell Ignacio sa pagkakatalaga sa kanya ni President Rodrigo Duterte bilang AVP for Community Relation and Services Department ng Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). Sabi pa niya sa pangulo, 'My wholehearted appreciation for the trust you have given me.'
Pormal nang nagsimula sa kanyang trabaho sa gobyerno ngayong linggo ang singer-comedian na si Arnell Ignacio.
Naitalaga si Arnell bilang AVP for Community Relation and Services Department ng Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
Mensahe ni Arnell sa kanyang Facebook post kagabi, July 7: “AVP for the Community Relation and services Department.To the President , Chairman Andrea Andrea Domingo and the Filipino people hindi kayo magsisisi. My wholehearted appreciation for the trust you have given me.”
Sabi pa niya tungkol sa kanyang bagong tungkulin, “Pagcor isn’t all about gaming. As the AVP of the Community Relation and Services Department of Pagcor we will be taking massively funded steps to improve health services, comprehensive feeding programs, completion of school buildings etc. No area will be too far from our helping hand.”
Nauna nang ibinunyag ni Arnell na may ibinigay sa kanyang government position si President Rodrigo Duterte, ngunit ayaw pa niyang sabihin kung ano ito hangga't wala pa ang kanyang appointment order.
Malaki naman ang pasasalamat ni Arnell sa panibagong hamon sa kanyang karera bilang public servant.
“The Lord has been extra generous with the blessings of powerful and moving inspirations this year - a stronger family, a daughter Sofia Bernadine V. Ignacio who is getting richer spiritually everyday, my workers Isabel Melencion Dacullo Darwin Owen Galamay, my siomai house team, beloved president DUterte and now our revered pagcor chairman and boss mam Andrea Domingo. And wow! The lady can direct a ship with or without a rudder with her clear policies, astute sharpness of mind and mastery of her work. And till now im still fired up with inspiration and energy. ....kaya nasa gym ako to expell the extra adrenalin....looking forward to work later.”
Ang isa pa sa mga masugid na tagasuporta ni President Duterte na si Katherine ‘Kat’ de Castro ay naitalaga na bilang undersecretary ng Department of Tourism (DOT).
Bumuhos naman ang congratulatory messages sa Facebook account ni Arnell kaugnay ng kanyang pagkakatalaga sa PAGCOR.