Ipinahayag ng Malacañang ang appointment ng bagong government corporate counsel at apat na special envoys.
Itinalaga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si Elpidio Vega, kasalukuyang Deputy Government Corporate Counsel, bilang bagong Government Corporate Counsel kapalit ni Rudolf Philip Jurado na sinibak nitong Mayo.
Muli ring itinalaga ni Duterte si dating Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. bilang kanyang special envoy for intercultural dialogue sa Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Monica Teodoro, special envoy to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); Abdullah Mama-o, special envoy to Kuwait; at Dante Ang, special envoy for international public relations.
Itinalaga rin si Datu Ras Sinsuat Lidasan Jr. bilang bagong commissioner ng National Commission on Muslim Filipinos para sa apat na taong termino.
