CA confirms appointments of 3 envoys, 25 DFA officials

The powerful Commission on Appointments on Tuesday confirmed the nominations of three ambassadors and the ad interim appointments of 28 foreign service officials.

Before this development, CA committee on foreign affairs chairperson Senator Jinggoy Estrada endorsed to the plenary the approval of the following appointments:

-Daniel Ramos Espiritu: Chief of Mission, Class I as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ireland

-Mardomel Celo Domingo Melicor: Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Qatar

-Mary Anne Alfonso Padua: Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

-Romulo Victor Manzano Israel Jr.: Chief Of Mission, Class II

-Maria Anton Ina Mendoza Oblena: Chief Of Mission, Class II

-Emma Romano Sarne: Chief Of Mission, Class II

-Charmaine Serna-Chua: Chief Of Mission, Class II

-Eric Robillo Aquino: Career Minister

-Katrina Isabelle Borja-Martin: Career Minister

-Dennis John Cruz Briones: Career Minister

-Grace Anne Garcia Bulos: Career Minister

-Alan Almiranez Caringal: Career Minister

-Querobine Deapera Laccay: Career Minister

-Bernadette Averilla Mendoza: Career Minister

-Ma. Corina Apostol Reyes: Career Minister

-Paulo Velasco Saret: Career Minister

-Anthony Salazar Aguirre: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Angella Gilberto Llenos Alfafara: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Rainier Jaen Casis: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Marie Cris Panes Chieng: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Domini Fangon-Kitade: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Laarni Zorayda Suriaga Gandarosa: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Beatriz Ines Herrera-Davila: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Raisa Abrillo Mabayo: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Siegfred Tatad Masangkay: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Enrik Fort Estrada Revillas: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Ralf Gagara Cruz Roldan: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

-Alex Ocillos Vallespin: Foreign Service Officer, Class I

"We acknowledge the role of our diplomatic frontliners from the DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs). In various capacities and strategic posts all over the world, they represent the Philippines and advance the interests of the Filipino nation, often at great personal cost," Estrada said in his sponsorship of the appointments of the 28 DFA officials. — VBL, GMA Integrated News