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Family Socioeconomic Development Administration
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November 2026
Nov 8 to 14
- Puerto Rico Senate Votes on Measure Demanding Governor Remove Family Secretary Suzanne Roig
Puerto Rico’s Senate is set to vote Thursday, November 12, on a measure demanding that Governor Jenniffer González remove Suzanne Roig Fuertes as secretary of the Family Department.
- La Fortaleza Can’t Confirm Whether Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Is on Vacation
In Puerto Rico, Jean Peña Payano, secretary of Public Affairs, neither confirmed nor denied whether Suzanne Roig Fuertes, secretary of the Department of the Family, is away from her duties on vacation leave.
- Governor Jenniffer González to Meet Suzanne Roig This Week Amid Senate Testimony Discrepancies
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González said on Monday, November 9 that she will meet this week with Family Secretary Suzanne Roig, though she did not specify the day.
Nov 1 to 7
- González Says She Is Reviewing Contract Controversies Across Her Agencies
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González said on Friday, November 6, that she is evaluating the recent contracting controversies in her administration, including the contracts at the Department of the Family under Secretary Suzanne Roig and the recently canceled arrangement with Itza García at the Office of Management and Budget (OGP).
- Governor Leaves Family Secretary Controversy to Investigating Agencies, Declines to Say if She Should Be Fired
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón said on Tuesday, November 3, that state and federal authorities should handle all complaints surrounding Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes.
October 2026
Oct 22 to 28
- Representative Proposes Aid Package to Help Pay the Light Bill
Puerto Rico Representative Jorge 'Georgie' Navarro Suárez, of the New Progressive Party, filed five legislative bills on Wednesday to address the electricity rate increase approved by the Energy Bureau for the October-to-December 2026 quarter, which raised the cost to 33.86 cents per kilowatt-hour, a net increase of 5.28 cents.
- Puerto Rico Senate Gives Family Secretary 48 Hours to Hand Over Information or Face Contempt Charge
Puerto Rico’s Senate approved three motions Thursday related to its investigation of Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, one of which gives her 48 hours to fully answer an information request or face a judicial process for contempt.
Oct 15 to 21
- Puerto Rico Justice Department Has 90 Days to Report on Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Probe
Puerto Rico’s Justice Department is conducting a preliminary investigation of Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes over alleged irregularities in the award of a contract under the Family Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF).
- Litoral Vivo Awaits Senate Citation to Testify in ADSEF Contract Probe
Litoral Vivo Corp. appears on the list of potential witnesses before the Puerto Rico Senate’s Family, Women, Elderly Persons and Population with Functional Diversity and Impairments Committee, which is investigating the process used to evaluate a tiny number of proponents who allegedly submitted proposals for a project with the Administration for Socioeconomic Development of the Family (ADSEF).
- Opposition Lawmakers Fault Family Department Over Crowded PAN Services Event at Pedrín Zorrilla Coliseum
Several Popular Democratic Party (PPD) lawmakers are demanding that Puerto Rico’s Family Department take responsibility for what they called poor planning and disorganization at a Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN) services event at Pedrín Zorrilla Coliseum in Hato Rey, San Juan.
- Puerto Rico Senate Gives Family Secretary Suzanne Roig 15 More Days to Submit Star Academy Documents
Puerto Rico’s Senate has granted Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes until October 30 to deliver the information and documents it requested in its investigation into contracting under the Star Academy program.
- Around 1,500 Citizens Seek Help from Nutrition Assistance Program at Coliseo Pedrín Zorilla
In Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, approximately 1,500 citizens, mostly seniors, gathered at the Coliseo Pedrín Zorilla on Saturday to request help with the Nutrition Assistance Program (PAN), according to Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes.
- Family Department Secretary Requests 15 More Days to Deliver Proposal Evaluation File
In Puerto Rico, the Senate is evaluating a contract between the Family Department and the Family Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF).
Oct 8 to 14
- Family Department to Hold Special Session to Address Backlogged PAN Appointments
In Puerto Rico, the Department of the Family will hold a special session on Saturday, October 17, to address backlogged appointments, recertifications, and pending requests for the Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN) for residents of San Juan and Guaynabo.
- Governor Defends Family Secretary Roig, Says ex-ADSEF Head Medina’s Account Lacks Credibility
Governor Jenniffer González Colón said the answers and sworn statement that Blanca Medina Díaz, former head of the Family Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF), gave at a Senate public hearing lack credibility.
- PPD Demands Governor Remove Family Secretary Suzanne Roig After Senate Hearing
Popular Democratic Party (PPD) Secretary General Manuel Calderón Cerame said Governor Jenniffer González must immediately remove Family Secretary Suzanne Roig after her appearance Wednesday at a Senate public hearing.
- Coccoloba Denies Submitting Bid in NOLA Education Contract, Challenges Secretary Roig’s Senate Testimony
Coccoloba AgroEnvironmental LLC, an environmental consulting and tree management firm, denied on Thursday that it submitted a proposal in the invitation-only competitive process awarded to NOLA Education.
Oct 1 to 7
- What’s Known About Star Academy, the Firm Behind a $38.5 Million Puerto Rico Contract Proposal
The effectiveness of Star Academy’s educational programs, whose proposed contracting is at the center of the latest scandal in the administration of Gov. Jenniffer González, has produced mixed results, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- Family Secretary Roig Keeps Governor’s Confidence Amid $38.5 Million Contract Scrutiny, La Fortaleza Says
La Fortaleza has closed ranks, for now, around Family secretary Suzanne Roig.
- Family Department Secretary Requests Additional Security Measures for Capitol Appearance
Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes has requested additional security measures for her appearance at the Capitol on Wednesday, due to the possibility of encountering Blanca Medina Díaz, the former administrator of the Socioeconomic Development Administration of the Family (ADSEF).
- Former ADSEF Head to Take Contract Complaints to Federal Authorities
Blanca Medina, the former administrator of ADSEF (the Family Department’s socioeconomic development administration), would go to federal offices on Tuesday to restate the allegations she has made against Family Secretary Suzanne Roig.
- Family Secretary Must Answer to Senate This Week Over Ex-ADSEF Administrator’s Allegations
Puerto Rico Department of the Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes must appear this Wednesday at 10:00 AM before the Senate Family Committee to answer questions following allegations by Blanca Medina, the former administrator of the Administration for the Socioeconomic Development of the Family (ADSEF).
- Puerto Rico to Distribute 102 Donated Starlink Satellite Antennas to Municipalities and Agencies for Emergencies
Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced Monday that all 78 municipalities and several emergency response agencies will receive 102 Starlink satellite communication systems to keep internet access when conventional networks fail during a disaster.
- Public Housing Deputy Secretary Alberto Fradera Exits, Doesn’t Rule Out Fortaleza Sought His Resignation
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González faces another departure from her administration: Alberto Fradera, who ended his duties on September 30 as deputy secretary of the Public Housing Administration (AVP), a post he held for a year and a half.
- Resident Commissioner Blames Government for Electricity Rate Hike, Proposes Four Relief Measures
Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera on Thursday held the government responsible for the 18% increase in electricity bills and proposed four measures to reduce the impact on consumers.
- Acting Federal Prosecutor Says Office Will 'Look' at ADSEF Controversy if Federal Funds Are Involved
Acting head of the federal prosecutor’s office Héctor Ramírez Carbó said on the morning of October 1 that his office will "look" at the latest controversy in Puerto Rico’s government, which involves the use of federal funds by the Family Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF).
- Family Department Secretary Fears for Her Safety, Leaves Home After Alleged Threats From Ousted ADSEF Administrator
Suzanne Roig Fuertes, secretary of Puerto Rico’s Department of the Family (DF), said Thursday she does not rule out legal action for defamation against Blanca Medina Díaz, the dismissed administrator of the Family Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF), over public allegations Medina has made against her.
- Fortaleza Official Won’t Say Whether Governor Trusts Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Amid ADSEF Controversy
Jean Peña Payano, Secretary of Public Affairs at La Fortaleza, said Governor Jenniffer González constantly evaluates the members of her cabinet, but he did not categorically state whether Family Department Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes retains the governor’s confidence.
- Senate Demands Contracting Details from Family Department in Star Academy Controversy
The Puerto Rico Senate approved a request for information from Senator Juan Oscar Morales seeking key documents from the Department of the Family (Familia) related to efforts to bring the Star Academy project to the island.
- Sen. Juan Oscar Morales Contradicts PRFAA Director Boffelli, Shows Draft ADSEF Contract
New Progressive Party Sen. Juan Oscar Morales on Thursday contradicted Gabriela Boffelli, executive director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), by displaying a draft of the $38.5 million contract that former Socioeconomic Development of the Family Administration (ADSEF) administrator Blanca Medina says she refused to sign.
September 2026
Sep 29 to 30
- Justice Department to Evaluate Senate President’s Referral Over $38 Million ADSEF Contract Controversy
Puerto Rico’s Department of Justice confirmed it received a referral on September 30 from Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz concerning a contracting process at the Administración de Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Familia (ADSEF), according to Secretary of Justice Lourdes L. Gómez Torres.
- Family Secretary Roig Alleges Ousted ADSEF Head Threatened to Hit Her
Puerto Rico Department of the Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes alleged on Wednesday that former Socioeconomic Development of the Family Administration (ADSEF) administrator Blanca Medina threatened to physically attack her.
- Senate Family Committee to Investigate Dismissal of ADSEF’s Blanca Medina and Contracts
Senator Wanda Soto responded to a post by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, who demanded that the Department of Justice intervene following allegations by former ADSEF director Blanca Medina.
- PRFAA Director Boffelli Rejects Ex-ADSEF Head Medina’s Claims of Pressure Over Star Academy Contract
Gabriella Boffelli, executive director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), called false the allegations made by Blanca Medina Díaz, the former administrator of the Family Socioeconomic Development Administration (ADSEF), according to statements she gave on the program Normando en la Mañana.
- Rep. Conny Varela Asks House Speaker to Summon Ousted ADSEF Head for Sworn Questioning Over $38M Contract
Caguas Representative José "Conny" Varela asked House Speaker Carlos "Johnny" Méndez Núñez to summon former Administration of Socioeconomic Development of the Family (ADSEF) administrator Blanca Medina Díaz to an interpellation session before the full House, where she would testify under oath about the circumstances of her dismissal and alleged pressure she received to sign documents tied to a contract worth up to $38 million.
- Senate to Investigate Allegations of Pressure to Sign Contracts at ADSEF
The Senate’s Family Committee will investigate allegations of alleged pressure to sign contracts at the Socioeconomic Development of the Family Administration (ADSEF), according to committee chair Wandy Soto Tolentino.
- Public Housing Deputy Administrator Alberto Fradera Ousted
Alberto Fradera, deputy administrator (subadministrador) of the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (AVP), was removed from his post a week ago, and his departure becomes official Wednesday, two separate sources told El Nuevo Día.
Sep 22 to 28
- Representative Alleges Governor Requested Resignation of ADSEF Administrator
Representative Héctor Ferrer Santiago, the spokesperson for the minority Popular Democratic Party (PPD) in the House of Representatives, alleged that Governor Jenniffer González requested the immediate resignation of Bianca Medina Díaz, the administrator of the Administración de Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Familia (Adsef).
- PAN Beneficiaries Lose Home-Delivery Online Shopping Option
Starting September 22, beneficiaries of Puerto Rico’s Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN) can no longer place online orders for home delivery using their PAN card.
July 2026
Jul 15 to 21
- Puerto Rico Begins Distributing $800 Back-to-School Bonus to TANF Families
Puerto Rico’s government began distributing an $800 per-student school bonus on Thursday to families participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, aimed at covering back-to-school expenses.