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CA approves appointments of 24 foreign service execs, 20 AFP officers
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the appointments of 24 officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and 20 from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The CA committees on foreign affairs and national defense endorsed the nominations and ad interim appointments to the plenary, with Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero approving the motions.
Among the confirmed DFA officials is former Secretary Enrique Manalo, who has been appointed as the permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York.
Other DFA officials appointed to various ambassadorial and diplomatic posts include Francisco Noel Rio Fernandez to Vietnam, Patrick John Uytiepo Hilado to Brazil, and Jaime Ramon Torre Ascalon Jr. to Turkiye.
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