Binigyan ng ultimatum ng Malakanyang ang lahat ng presidential appointee na magsumite ng courtesy resignation.
Sa inilabas na Memorandum Circular Number 4 ay binibigyan ng pitong araw para maghain ng courtesy resignation sa kanilang department head.
Ang memorandum circular ay nilagdaan ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
“In view of the President’s desire to rid the bureaucracy of corruption and to give him a free hand in achieving this objective, all presidential appointees are hereby directed to tender their unqualified courtesy resignations within seven calendar days from date hereof, except the following: newly appointed cabinet secretaries, undersecretaries and assistant secretaries in their Departments, including presidential advisers or assistants with the equivalent rank as aforementioned,” ayon sa memorandum circular.
Exempted din sa kautusan ang iba pang opisyal ng executive department kabilang ang state universities and colleges, at government-owned controlled corporations (GOCCs) na ini-appoint ng incumbent President, career officials na pinagtibay ng Civil Service Laws, ang Judiciary, ang mga opisyal sa Constitutional Commission at Ombudsman at ang mga bagong appoint ng Pangulo.