Former Communications Asst. Sec. Margaux "Mocha" Uson filed her resignation letter on the same day the Ombudsman directed her to explain her involvement in videos appearing to mock sign language and a "lewd federalism jingle," official records showed.


Uson filed her resignation letter on September 28, citing the stalling of the budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office at the House of Representatives as the reason.

"Recent events have put me in a position where I am being held responsible for Congress withholding the 2019 PCOO budget," her resignation letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte read.

On Tuesday, October 2, the House of Representatives once again deferred plenary deliberations on the proposed budget of the PCOO for 2019 because Uson was still absent.
"Dahil po diyan, ako na po ang magsasakripisyo para maipasa na po ang budget ng PCOO. Ako po ay nagdesisyon na magresign na po(Because of that, I will make a sacrifice so that the PCOO would be approved. I have decided to resign," said Uson, reading from a prepared statement.

"Para sa mga bumabatikos sa akin, ‘wag kayong magkakamaling nagtagumpay kayo ," she said, adding that she resigned so that there would be a "fair fight." 
The "last straw" for Uson had been lawmakers deferring the PCOO budget approval because of her absence.
Uson had been repeatedly criticized for her social media posts that were inconsistent with her role as a public official in the PCOO, the primary government information dissemination arm.
Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said Duterte – who had repeatedly thumbed down earlier calls to sack the PCOO official – would accept Uson’s resignation.
"I'm sure tatanggapin naman po ng Pangulo ang kanyang resignation. Nirerespeto po naman ang kanyang pagre-resign at nagpapasalamat rin kami kay Asec. Mocha sa kanyang naging serbisyo po sa gobyernong Duterte. Naging good ally po siya,” Go said.