MANILA – Malacañang released the latest list of new appointments in various government agencies on Saturday, highlighting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s recent designations.
Key Appointments:
Amable Aguiluz V: Reappointed as Special Envoy to Japan for Trade and Investments. Aguiluz, founder and chairperson of the AMA Group of Companies, first assumed the diplomatic post in April 2023.
Daniel Espiritu: Appointed as Philippine Ambassador to Ireland.
Markus Lacanilao: Designated as Special Envoy on Transnational Crimes.
Notable Designations:
Agnes Tolentino: Assistant Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
Marie France Tiatco: Assistant Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT).
Richelieu Raymund Remandaban: Assistant Director General, National Security Council.
Winston Castelo: Chairperson and Board Member, Philippine Pharma Procurement, Inc.
Maria Blanca Kim Lokin: President, CEO, and Board Member, Philippine Pharma Procurement, Inc.
Robert Bastillo: President, CEO, and Board Member, Small Business Corporation.
Regional and Sectoral Appointments:
Ricarte Padilla: Chairperson, Regional Development Council, Bicol Region.
Anthony Alcantara: Executive Director, Philippine Center on Transnational Crime.
Victoria Recio: Board Member, People’s Television Network Inc., representing the government sector.
Michaela Sophia Rubio: Member, National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council, representing the employers’ sector.
Maria Gabriela Conception: Member, National Authority for Child Care.
Arnold Atienza: Acting Board Member, Food Terminal, Inc.
John de Leon: Executive Director, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).
Ariel Dolores: Board Member, PhilRice, representing the farming sector.
Media and Cultural Positions:
Fernando Prieto: Board Member, Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
Gladys Reyes-Sommereux: Member, Appeals Committee, MTRCB, representing the television industry.
Women’s Commission:
Rosemarie Rafael: Member, Philippine Commission on Women, representing the labor sector.
Evelyn Uy: Member, Philippine Commission on Women, representing the farmers and fisherfolk sector.
Reclamation Authority and Postal Service:
Mario Espinosa, Eligio Ildefonso, Fernando Siringan: Acting Board Members, Philippine Reclamation Authority.
Luis Carlos: Postmaster General and CEO, Philippine Postal Corporation, also serving as a board member with Noel Dacasin.
City Council Appointments:
Michelle Bonifacio: Member, Sangguniang Panlungsod, Angeles City.
Jose Ruben Tolentino: Member, Sangguniang Panlungsod, San Juan City.
Land Registration and Police:
Laura Irynn Padua: Acting Register of Deeds IV, Land Registration Authority.
Aldrin Abila: Police Colonel.
Director IV Posts:
Marion Ivy Decena: Technology Application and Promotion Institute.
Riduan Hadjimuddin: Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Philorita Ridao: NEDA.
Cherry Pie Felisse Maraya: Presidential Management Staff.
Thelma Vecina: Local Government Academy.
Grace Baluyan: Department of Trade and Industry.
John Aries Macaspac, Rudylia Parrel: Department of Budget and Management.
Department of Health (DOH):
Amelita Pangilinan, Ferdinand Salcedo, Paula Paz Sydiongco: Director IV.
Soray’yah Ibrahim: Director III, Department of Public Works.
Ellenietta Herundina Maria Victoria Gamolo: Director III, DOH.
Other Appointments:
Juan Jovian Ingeniero, Araceli San Jose, Dennis Villaseñor: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Lormelyn Claudio: Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Emelyne Talabis: Land Management Bureau.
Salustiano Jimenez: Department of Education.
Completing the list were Orlando Ongsotto (Director II, National Meat Inspection Service), Jhoaden Lucero (Director III, DILG), Oliver Leonardo (Director III, Securities and Exchange Commission), Aline Magalong (Director III, Commission on Higher Education), Ferdinand Felicen (Director I, Information and Communications Technology), and Angelina Carreon, Khadaffy Tanggol (Director III, Career Executive Service Board).
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