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Marcos appoints more DOTr officials
By GMA NewsPresident Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed new officials to the Department of Transportation and some of its attached agencies, the DOTr said Tuesday.
In a statement, the DOTr said that on separate occasions, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista swore into office the following:
- former Budget Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon as DOTr Undersecretary for Administration;
- former specialized logistics solutions provider Royal Cargo president and CEO Elmer Francisco Sarmiento as Undersecretary for the Maritime Sector;
- former Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan as Undersecretary for Planning & Project Development;
- former LTO I regional director Teofilo Guadiz III as Assistant Secretary at the Land Transportation Office (LTO);
- former Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) manager for Port Construction & Maintenance Carlito Castillo as PPA Assistant General Manager for Engineering; and
- former PPA Port manager of PMO Marinduque/Quezon Francisquiel Mancile as PPA Assistant General Manager for Operations.
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Hernani Nieves Fabia, a former president of seafarers training facility PNTC Colleges, meanwhile, was sworn in as Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator. — BM, GMA News