Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has been appointed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as a Special Envoy to China, according to an announcement from Malacañang on Wednesday.
In September of the previous year, the President had designated Locsin as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
However, it was not clarified by the Palace whether Locsin will continue to serve as the country’s envoy to the UK or if a replacement will be named by Marcos.
During the Duterte administration, Locsin initially held the position of the Philippines’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations before assuming the role of Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). (ai/mnm)
