Palace names new appointees to several key gov’t departments

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named new appointees to several government agencies, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said.

According to the PCO, the following officials have been appointed effective April 28: Annabelle Ploteña as acting member of the Board of Directors of Southern Philippines Development Authority; Maria Lourdes Saluta as Director III of National Economic and Development Authority Tariff Commission; and Maria Blanca Kim Lokin as undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry

Also appointed were the following; Eugenio Paguirigan as Director IV of the Department of

Transportation’s Office for Transportation Security; Avelino Caraan Jr. as member representing the labor sector in the Department of Labor and Employment’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Board; Shirley Vicoy-Yorong as member representing the labor sector in DOLE’s TESDA Board; Teodoro Gatchalian as undersecretary of the Department of Science and Technology; Romela Ratilla as Director IV of DOST; and Ronald Cabute as Director II of Department of Information and Communications Technology’s National Telecommunications Commission.

The PCO further said additional appointments include: Nelson Cañete, Director II of DICT’s NTC; Ma. Victoria Deypalubos as Director II of DICT’s NTC effective April 28; Anthony Alcantara as special envoy on transnational crime under the Office of the President; Michael Wesley Poa as undersecretary of the Department of Education; Sunshine Charry Fajarda as assistant secretary of DepEd; and lastly, Mohammed Hussein Pangandaman as administrator of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan.