Rody names son-in-law’s brother DA asec

President Duterte has appointed the brother of his son-in-law as assistant secretary of the agriculture department.

Malacañang released yesterday the appointment papers of Waldo Reyes Carpio and 11 other new officials. Carpio was designated assistant secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) vice former police officer Federico Laciste Jr. last Sept. 4.

Carpio is a brother of lawyer Manases Carpio, husband of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

Also appointed were former chair of the peace panel and retired general Rodolfo Garcia as undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) along with Reinier Paul Rivera Yebra as undersecretary of Department of Transportation; Alilo Chua Ensomo Jr., Director II of the DENR’s Mines and Geosciences Bureau; and Joselito Alisuag, Director IV of the Commission on Higher Education.

Former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. was reappointed as special envoy of the President for Intercultural Dialogue and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Dioscoro Esteban Jr. was appointed as member of the board of directors of the Philippine Reclamation Authority; Farah Casin Lumbatan as member of the board of directors of the Philippine National Oil Co. Exploration; Aquilino Trinidad, board member of the Coconut Industry Investment Fund Oil Mills Group Manufacturing Corp., Cagayan de Oro Oil Co. Inc. and Iligan Coconut Industries Inc.

Trinidad will serve the unexpired term of office that began on July 17 and will end on June 30, 2018 vice Ma. Ngina Teresa ChanGonzaga.

Dante Guevarra was appointed member of the board of directors of the PNOC Renewables Corp. Jeannify Tan-Dungog was appointed a member of Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of LapuLapu vice Damian Gomez Jr.

James Gamao-Infiesto was appointed as member, representing civic groups and cause-oriented organizations on welfare of persons with disabilities, National Council on Disability Affairs, Department of Social Welfare and Development vice Begonia Ortigas.