Duterte names two new CHEd commissioners

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Jo Mark Libre and Marita Canapi as new commissioners of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).

Libre will replace outgoing commissioner Perfecto Alibin while Canapi will replace Lilian de las Llagas, whose terms ended on July 21, 2021, said CHEd chairman Prospera De Vera in a statement.

“The Commission thanks our outgoing Commissioners Perfecto Alibin and Lilian De Las Llagas for showing outstanding leadership and for contributing to the effective governance of the governing boards of their respective State Universities and Colleges (SUCs),” said De Vera.

“I now welcome our two new Commissioners and I am confident that we all continue to learn and educate as one,” he added.

De Vera said Libre formerly served as Vice President for Communications and External Affairs at the Jose Maria College Foundation, Inc. in Davao City.

Canapi, meanwhile, was the second president of the University Of Rizal System (URS) and also served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Makati.

She also served as Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina.

Libre and Canapi will both join De Vera and Commissioners Ronald Adamat and Aldrin Darilag in CHEd.

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