CA confirms appointments of 3 Cabinet secretaries, 22 diplomats

The powerful Commission on Appointments on Tuesday confirmed the ad interim appointments of three Cabinet officials, and 22 diplomats, including the nomination of former Makati Representative Teodoro Locsin Jr. as Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations.

READ: CA panel recommends Locsin as permanent PH representative to UN

The CA unanimously approved in the plenary the ad interim appointments of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Dres Sueno.

READ: CA approves Villar’s appointment as DPWH’s secretary

Locsin’s nomination as the PH envoy to the UN was also approved without objection by the commission along with 21 other senior officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The 21 are the following:

Sahid Sinusuat Glang – Chief of Mission, Class I

Lorena Joy Paderna Banagodos – Foreign Service Officer, Class I

John Gumapos Reyes – Foreign Service Officer, Class I

Leah Victoria Carada Rodriguez – Foreign Service Officer, Class I

Maria Cynthia Paras Pelayo – Foreign Service Officer, Class I

Edward Co Yulo – Foreign Service Officer, Class I

Mary Grace Villanueva Villamayor – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Alex Garcia Chua – Chief of Mission, Class I

Ma. Teresa Latina Taguiang – Chief of Mission, Class I

Marichu Barredo Mauro – Chief of Mission, Class II

Greg Marie Concha Mariño – Foreign Service Officer, Class I

Maria Paz Gaban Cortes – Foreign Service Officer, Class I

Joyleen Espinosa Santos – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Ericka Anna Tan Abad – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Ralph Vicent Clar De Jesus Abarquez – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Johann Veronica Madulid Andal – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Ma. Theresa Milallos Alders – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Shiena Red Escoto-Tesorero – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Dean Jason Nepomuceno Arriola – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Oliver Cutamora Delfin – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

Rommel Ariman Romato – Foreign Service Officer, Class II

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