Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 5) — Resignations by several Cabinet members of President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. within his first 100 days in office come at an opportune time to help the government settle down once new appointees are approved by the Commission on Appointments, a political analyst said.

Its great that this happened during the first 100 days, political analyst Jean Franco told CNN Philippines The Source on Wednesday. Because at the very least, the administration can finally settle once the appointments that are going to be made have been finally approved by the Commission on Appointments (CA).

Some people might have really just wanted to be there to help the administration settle, she added.

On Tuesday, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles and Commission on Audit Chairman Jose Calida confirmed that they had tendered their resignation.

Cruz-Angeles cited health reasons for leaving, while Calidas reason for resigning was not stated.

Meanwhile, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said his predecessor Vic Rodriguez no longer holds a post in the Marcos administration.

Rodriguez earlier said he will serve as presidential chief of staff after stepping down as executive secretary last month due to family reasons. The new appointment was supposed to be formalized via Administrative Order No. 1, but Bersamin said he was not aware of such an order.

On the day the resignations were announced, Marcos led the oath-taking of reappointed Cabinet members bypassed by the CA before Congress went into recess.

Amid rumors that the resignations were rooted in supposed factions in the Palace, Franco noted that factions inside Malacañang are not unique.

She recalled the existence of the Balay and Samar groups which emerged within the circle of the late President Benigno Aquino III, referring to one faction of Liberal Party members and supporters of then-vice presidential bet Mar Roxas, and the other camp rooting for Jejomar Binay who emerged victorious in the VP race in 2010.

Franco also pointed to a similar occurrence under the Duterte administration, with one faction comprising allies of then-Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, and another camp supporting the former presidents close aide, Sen. Bong Go during the 2022 elections.