Congrats! Ping sponsors CA nod for 5 envoys, 51 senior foreign service officers

Five new ambassadors and 51 senior foreign service officers got the nod of the powerful Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, after Sen. Panfilo Lacson delivered a sponsorship speech for them.

Lacson, who chairs the CA’s foreign affairs panel, delivered his speech after his committee held deliberations earlier in the day.

Getting the CA’s nod were five ambassadors, six senior officials promoted to the rank of Chief of Mission, Class I; 10 senior officials promoted to the rank of Chief of Mission, Class II; 10 senior officials promoted to the rank of Career Minister; and 25 promoted to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I.

“Your Committee, after deliberating on their qualifications and fitness during the public hearing, determined that they are fit and qualified to be in the posts where they are nominated and appointed, and therefore ruled to recommend to the plenary their appointments for the consent and approval of this body,” Lacson said in his speech.

The ambassadors included:

* Generoso Calonge as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Iraq with the rank and emoluments of a Chief of Mission, Class I.

* Maria Theresa Dizon-De Vega as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea with the rank and emoluments of a Chief of Mission, Class I.

* Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Sweden with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Finland with the rank and emoluments of a Chief of Mission, Class I.

* Maria Elena Palo Algabre as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Turkey with concurrent jurisdiction over Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan with the rank and emoluments of a Chief of Mission, Class II.

* Alan Lazaro Deniega as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh with concurrent jurisdiction over the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives with the rank and emoluments of a Chief of Mission, Class II.

Also confirmed were the ad interim appointments of the following officials to the rank of Chief of Mission, Class I:

1. Vicente Vivencio Tejamo Bandillo
2. Medardo Antonio Gonzales Macaraig
3. Eduardo Ramos Meñez
4. Imelda Macapundag Panolong
5. Raly Lofamia Tejada
6. Alfonso Agbayani Ver

Confirmed were the ad interim appointments to the rank of Chief of Mission, Class II:

1. Grace Cruz-Fabella
2. Roberto Gutierrez Manalo
3. Senen Tiemsin Mangalile
4. Flerida Ann Camille Puzon Mayo
5. Aileen Mendiola-Rau
6. Evangeline Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq
7. Jesusa Susana Villar Paez
8. Maria Angela Abrera Ponce
9. Eric Gerardo Escarrilla Tamayo
10. Paul Vincent Luna Uy

Confirmed with the rank of Career Ministers were:

1. Reginald Sangle Bernabe
2. Robert Eric Alabado Borje
3. Lenna Eilleen De Dios-Sison
4. Christian Luna de Jesus
5. Maria Alnee Arugay Gamble
6. Roussel Remo Reyes
7. Jim Tito Balgos San Agustin
8. Hans Mohaimin Lim Siriban
9. Arman Racho Talbo
10. Kerwin Orville Casano Tate

Confirmed to the rank of Foreign Service Officers, Class I were:

1. Ralph Vincent Clar de Jesus Abarquez
2. Rapunzel Aglipay Acop
3. Nomer Blevens Ado II
4. Jay Francis Galino Alcantara
5. Ma. Theresa Milallos Alders
6. Melvin Cordenillo Almonguera
7. Johann Veronica Madulid Andal
8. Dean Jason Nepomuceno Arriola
9. Therese Rodriguez Cantada
10. Oliver Cutamora Delfin
11. Helen Anne Sayo Gan
12. Ria Eugenio Gorospe
13. John Francis Solano Herrera
14. Irish Kay Kalaw-Ado
15. Kristine Margret Mendiola Malang
16. Jim Gabrillo Minglana
17. Carlyn Andrino Monastrial
18. Norman Escueta Padalhin
19. Analyn de Leon Ratonel
20. Rommel Ariman Romato
21. Joyleen Espinosa Santos
22. Rodney Jonas Lucido Sumague
23. Maurice Arcamo Tiempo
24. Eric Petallana Valenzuela
25. Duke Apalisok Villanueva

Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)