RP appointed anew to WTO settlement body
The
The Philippine Permanent Mission to the WTO in
Bautista will serve a four-year term to begin next month.
The DFA said the renewed appointment of the
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo said the
Romulo said Bautista received the full support of the WTO members because of her “sterling record of service” as scholar, legal practitioner, policy maker, diplomat, trade negotiator, and government regulator in the field of law, trade and economics.
“We are grateful for the trust and support of WTO members, including fellow member states from ASEAN,” Romulo said.
Bautista is currently a consultant of the Philippine Judicial Academy. She also serves as board director of leading Philippine corporations.
She was the Philippine Permanent Representative to the UN, WTO, WHO, ILO, and other international organizations in
After her assignment in
In March 2000, she was appointed chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Appellate Body, which sits in
It is a standing body of seven persons that hears appeals from reports issued by panels in disputes brought by WTO members.
Its members have recognized standing in the field of law and international trade, and not affiliated with any government.
This is the second time the
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