Marcos appoints new ambassadors, officials

President Marcos has appointed several new ambassadors and officials across various government agencies, according to an announcement by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Friday.

Christopher Montero was named ambassador to Indonesia, while Elizabeth Te will serve as ambassador to Laos.

Roberto Manalo became non-resident ambassador to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan in addition to his role as ambassador to Iran with concurrent jurisdiction over Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Domingo Nolasco was designated non-resident ambassador to Estonia alongside his current position as ambassador to Finland.

Warren Miclat was appointed undersecretary and Lennard Constantine Serrano assistant secretary at the Department of Labor and Employment, while Desiderio Apag III became commissioner at the Commission on Higher Education.

Oscar Valenzuela will serve as chairman and permanent member of the Dangerous Drugs Board, Josef Angelo Martires as undersecretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Carmela Oracion as assistant secretary of the Department of Education, Brian Mey Tomas as assistant secretary at the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Engelbert Josef Chua as assistant secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry, Jorjette Aquino as undersecretary of the PCO, Pericles Dakay as chairman of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board, and Ma. Jozzenne Claire Beltran-Carandang, Maria Dionesia Rivera-Guillermo, and Pia Zobel San Diego as deputy director generals at the Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office under the Department of Budget and Management.