{"id":49339,"date":"2015-05-14T09:06:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T01:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=49339"},"modified":"2015-05-14T09:06:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T01:06:57","slug":"palace-appoints-new-government-officials-and-judges-nominates-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/05\/14\/palace-appoints-new-government-officials-and-judges-nominates-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace appoints new government officials and judges, nominates ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"President<\/a>
President Benigno Aquino III (malacanan.gov.ph)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday announced the appointment of new government officials and Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges, and the nomination of new ambassadors.<\/p>\n

Appointed as undersecretaries were Kenneth Hartigan-Go of the Department of Health; and Mildred Yovela Umali-Hermogenes of the Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Council under the Office of the President.<\/p>\n

Named as assistant secretaries were Bienadel Elizabeth Yap of the Department of Public Works and Highways; Elvin Ivan Uy of the Department of Education; Noel Macalalad of the Department of Social Welfare and Development; and in an acting capacity, Katherine Brimon of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).<\/p>\n

Toni Angeli Coo has been designated as Chief Privatization Officer of the Privatization and Management Office under the Department of Finance.<\/p>\n

Appointees under the Department of Transportation and Communications are Gilbert Rueras as President\/CEO and Rene Abad as member of the Board of Directors, both of the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation; and Tomas Carmelo Araneta as member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine National Railways.<\/p>\n

Under the Department of Agriculture, Florabelle Uy-Tap has been named as Acting Deputy Executive Director III of the Philippine Council of Agriculture and Fisheries; and Roy Abaya, Vero Librojo, Carlos Magnaye and Zenaida Villegas as acting Directors IV.<\/p>\n

Benjie Zabala has been appointed as Director III of the Office of the Political Adviser under the Office of the President; and Josephine Leyesa as Local Government Operations Officer VIII of the Department of Interior and Local Government.<\/p>\n

New appointees at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority are Irene Isaac as Deputy Director General; and Florencio Sunico, Jr. as Director IV.<\/p>\n

At the Philippine Foreign Trade Service Corps of the Department of Trade and Industry, Paisal Abdullah has been designated as Special Trade Representative; John Paul I\u00f1igo as Foreign Trade Service Officer I; Alma Argayoso as Foreign Trade Service Officer II; and Benedict Martinez Uy and Magnolia Misolas Uy as Foreign Service Officer III.<\/p>\n

Under the Parole and Probation Administration of the Department of Justice, Angelito Ilano has been appointed as Director II, and Benita Maramag and Marissa Alquetra as acting Directors II.<\/p>\n

Named as new members of the Professional Regulatory Commission were Maria Graciela Gonzaga, Clarita Maa\u00f1o, Eleanor Galvez, Eleanor Almoro, and Nora Uy.<\/p>\n

Other appointees are George Francisco, Jr. as member of the Board of Directors of the LBP Insurance Brokerage, Inc.; Celia La Madrid Dy as member representing the employer sector of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, Region II, National Wages and Productivity Commission of the DOLE; and Francis Jude Lauengco and Richeliue Remandaban as Director III of the National Security Council.<\/p>\n

Appointed as new Quezon City RTC judges were Lyn Ebora-Cacha for Branch 82; Marilou Runes-Tamang for Branch 98; Mitushealla Manzaner-Casi\u00f1o for Branch 228; Cleto Villacorta III for Branch 229; and Maria Gilda Loja-Pangilinan for Branch 230.<\/p>\n

Nominated as ambassadors were Constancio Vingno, Jr. for the United Arab Emirates; Daniel Espiritu for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Evelyn Austria-Garcia for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; and Maria Fe Pangilinan for the Republic of Hungary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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