CA OKs appointment of DFA, AFP officials 

The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the nominations and ad interim appointments of 24 foreign service officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and 20 other officers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). 

This came after the CA committees on foreign affairs and national defense endorsed to the plenary the confirmation of the nominations and ad interim appointments of the DFA and AFP officials. The motions were approved by Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero. 

Among the 24 DFA foreign service officials who were confirmed was former DFA secretary Enrique Manalo, who has been named permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (UN) in New York. 

The other DFA officials who got the CA nod were:

• Francisco Noel Rio Fernandez- Chief of Mission, Class I as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Patrick John Uytiepo Hilado- Chief of Mission, Class I as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federative Republic of Brazil, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Suriname
• Jaime Ramon Torre Ascalon Jr.- Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Turkiye, with concurrent jurisdiction over Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Gines Jaime Ricardo Dacanay Gallaga- Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Pablito Austria Mendoza- Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Denmark
• Marlowe Aguilar Miranda- Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Lebanese Republic
• Noel Mangaoang Novicio- Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Fiji
• Raymond Reyes Balatbat- Chief of Mission, Class I
• Gerardo Padilla Abiog- Chief of Mission, Class II
• Felipe Fabian Carino Ill- Chief of Mission, Class II
• Maria Anna Lilia De Vera-Schinazi- Chief of Mission, Class II
• Gonaranao Bantuas Sangcopan Musor- Chief of Mission, Class II
• Dinno Marquez Oblena- Chief of Mission, Class II
• Jay Francis Galino Alcantara- Career Minister
• Shirley Flores-Imperial- Career Minister
• Rommel Ariman Romato- Career Minister
• Flaureen Damasen Dacanay- Foreign Service Officer, Class I
• LV Ignacio De Guzman- Foreign Service Officer, Class I
• Von Ryan Gasmena Pangwi- Foreign Service Officer, Class I
• Mary Grace Luza Perpetua- Foreign Service Officer, Class I
• Majella Cristy Pua-Diezmos- Foreign Service Officer, Class I
• Vida Soraya Salih Verzosa- Foreign Service Officer, Class II
• Ralph Jacob Viloria- Foreign Service Officer, Class II

The 20 AFP generals, flag officers, and senior officers who were confirmed were:

• Oliver Maquiling to the rank of Major General
• Arnold Panaligan to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
• Antonio Yago to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
• Aldwine Almase to the rank of Major General
• Joel Tamayo to the rank of Commodore
• Enriqueto Deocadez Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
• Luisito Angeles Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
• Pedro Agapito to the rank of Brigadier General
• Apollo Jun Lamaton to the rank of Brigadier General
• Vicente Mark Anthony Blanco Ill to the rank of Major General
• Joel Sobrera to the rank of Brigadier General
• Ricnon Carolasan to the rank of Brigadier General
• Rhoderick Parallag to the rank of Brigadier General
• Rhenante Salvador to the rank of Brigadier General
• Cerilo Balaoro Jr. to the rank of Lieutenant General
• Gerold Gagan to the rank of Major General
• Ronald Jess Alcudia to the rank of Major General
• Roy Philip Aguhob to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Air Force
• Efren Morados to the rank of Major General
• Medardo Deacosta Jr. to the rank of Captain, Philippine Navy

—LDF, GMA Integrated News