Marcos orders reshuffle of several positions in PCGG, other appointments
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reshuffled several positions in the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), according to the Palace on Thursday.
Singer Anthony Castelo was named vice chairman, chief operating officer, and member of the Board of Directors of the Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Company Inc., which is under the PCGG.
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Marcos also transferred PCGG Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo into a new post, months after giving him the position. Quevedo was named as commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Article continues after this advertisementHowever, Marcos had just named Quevedo as a PCGG commissioner nearly five months ago in February.
Article continues after this advertisementIt should be noted that the PCGG is the government body created to recover the Marcos family’s stolen wealth.
The PCGG commissioner is Raymond Anthony Calag was also reappointed.
Other Palace appointees
The Presidential Communications Office also named several new appointees, namely:
Department of Foreign Affairs
- Raymond Balatbat: Chief of Mission, Class II, as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Yemen
Department of Health
- Paolo Teston: Assistance secretary
- Ferdinand Benbenen: Director IV
- David Mendoza: Director IV
- Avenilo Aventura Jr.: Executive director, Philippine Heart Center
Department of Information and Communications Technology
- Maria Delia Presquito: Director IV of the National Privacy Commission
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
- Jesus Leonardo Auxilio: Executive director of the National Maritime Aerial Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center Executive Director
Office of the President
- Francisco Rivera: Games and Amusements Board chairman