Governor Jenniffer González Colón again defended Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, saying new allegations against her lack substance and insisting Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz intends to dismantle her cabinet. At a press conference after opening the ASORE Restaurant Show 2026 at the Convention Center, she said Schatz, who is campaigning for governor, has been running a campaign against her since she took office and seeks to oust all agency heads.
Senator Juan Oscar Morales will ask through the Legislature that Roig Fuertes detail a November 2025 trip to Mexico, adding to previous trips to Louisiana and Spain. The questions arise amid an investigation by the Senate Family, Women, Elderly and Disabled Persons Committee into alleged irregularities in evaluating proposals for a contract. Committee chair Wanda 'Wandy' Soto Tolentino demanded Roig Fuertes comply with information requests about processes that ended with a recommendation to hire NOLA Educations for $38 million.
Roig Fuertes has faced a storm of allegations since Blanca Medina Díaz was removed as head of the Family Department’s Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF) and revealed the secretary pressured her to award contracts, which she refused. González called for scrutiny of legislators’ own travel, saying all public officials must account for trips.