(GMA NEWS) The powerful Commission on Appointments confirmed on Tuesday the ad interim appointments of 49 officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).advertisement
Senator Jinggoy Estrada, chairperson of the CA committee on foreign affairs, sponsored their appointments after the panel deemed them “fit and qualified” for their positions.
“Our appointees come from different backgrounds—some started their stint in public service here in the Senate, in the executive offices, the judiciary, even the military and coast guard service, while others began their careers in the academe and corporate world,” Estrada said in his sponsorship speech.
“They have all answered the call of duty in the foreign service, and such diversity of competencies and advocacies of our appointees contribute to the strengthened capacity of the DFA in addressing the complex problems and issues that they are confronted with,” he added.
The CA confirmed the appointments of the following:
1. Maria Teresa Torres Almojuela – Chief of Mission, Class I
2. Bernadette Therese Chiu Fernandez – Chief of Mission, Class I
3. Robert Ocsan Ferrer Jr. – Chief of Mission, Class II
4. Kristine Leilani Rodrigueza Salle – Chief of Mission, Class II
5. Lorena Joy Paderna Banagodos – to the rank of Career Minister
6. Joselito Chad Nalus Jacinto Jr. – to the rank of Career Minister
7. John Gumapos Reyes – to the rank of Career Minister
8. Darrel Ann Roque Artates – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
9. Theodore Andrei Progalidad Bauzon – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
10. Janina Lourdes S. Bustos-Borromeo – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
11. Candy S. Cypres-Bauzon – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
12. Nicole Therese Antonio De Castro – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
13. Alexander Joseph Ayson Estomo – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
14. Alan Roi Quilino Gabriola – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
15. Ma. Charmaine Doria Guevara – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
16. Alvin Castañeda Malasig – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
17. Shirley Ong Nuevo – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
18. Anne Kristine Del Mundo Salvador – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I
19. Thomas Philip Cruz Aquino – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
20. Jaybee Bandigan Arguillas – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
21. Manuel Cueto Ayap – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
22. Jhullie Anne Ambojnon Beniahan – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
23. Sheila Mae Alingasan Briones – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
24. Iris Vanessa Batungbacal Caranzo – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
25. Venince Allen Valenzuela Carillo – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
26. Charles Lawrence Lua Ching – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
27. Joan Macrise Camus Corrado – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
28. Emmylou Bañez Felimer – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
29. Aprilfleur S. Galima-Mejia – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
30. Mina Angeles Lim Ganzon – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
31. Alfred Kristoffer Amistad Guiang – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
32. Mark Hanzel Halili Lao – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
33. Mark Dominic Esparaz Lim – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
34. Marco Angelo Felix Lim Lopez – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
35. Al-Bari Belwa Macalawan – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
36. Beatriz Alexandra Garcia Martinez – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
37. Patricia Corpuz Milla – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
38. Ma. Claribel Maulion Ochoa – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
39. Jose Santiago Fonacier Olaguera – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
40. Angeli Absin Payumo – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
41. Tanya Faye Ongogan Ramiro – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
42. Barbie Jane Labrador Rosales- to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
43. Janice C. Sanchez-Rivera – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
44. John Boitte Concepcion Santos – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
45. Pat Lester Fernandez Solosa – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
46. Feamor Vyn Salanga Tiosen – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
47. Marivil Villa Valles – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
48. Johaira C. Wahab-Manantan – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
49. Paolo Reposo Zurita – to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class II
—VBL, GMA Integrated News