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Duterte names Ed Angara special envoy to EU

May 17, 2017 | 12:37pm

Duterte names Ed Angara special envoy to EU

Former Sen. Angara will hold the post of special envoy to the European Union until September. File photo

MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Edgardo Angara has been named special envoy of the president to the European Union, appointment papers released by Malacañang showed.

Angara was appointed last May 3 and will handle the post until Sept. 30. His appointment came as Duterte is criticizing the EU for supposedly meddling in his war on illegal drugs.

Angara is the second former lawmaker to be appointed special envoy. Early this month, President Rodrigo Duterte designated former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. as special envoy to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Malacañang had erroneously announced that de Venecia would serve as special envoy for inter-cultural dialogue.

Angara and de Venecia were among the 46 new Duterte appointees.

Also appointed were Brian Patrick Gordon, who has been named board member of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. He is the son of Sen. Richard Gordon, a former chairman of SBMA.

Ranjit Shahani, son of the late Sen. Leticia Shahani and a former lawmaker, has been named board member of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office.

Former Davao City police chief Vicente Danao Jr. has been appointed commander of the National Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force.

Danao became controversial in 2014 after a video showing him beating his wife circulated online. The police official claimed that he was just a victim of a set-up. Duterte, then the mayor of Davao City, defended Danao, saying the video had nothing to do with his work as police officer.

Other appointees include:

Former Sen. Alan Cayetano, who is now the Foreign Affairs secretary
Roy Cimatu, who has been named acting Environment secretary
Ely Acosta, member of the Professional Regulatory Board for Social Workers
Dante Ang, special envoy of the president for international public relations
Liberty Avila, board member of the Philippine Postal Corporation
John Ayudtud, board member of the Land Bank of the Philippines Leasing and Finance Corporation
Jane Bacayo, Director IV of the Agriculture department
Dennis Baldivia, board member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
Rogelio Bantayan, executive director of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
Manuel Bendigo, board member of the Small Business Corporation
Jovy Bernabe, board member of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation
Renato Bermejo, administrator of the Land Registration Authority
Clarence Bringas, board member of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation
Rhodora Cadiao, chair of the Western Visayas Regional Development Council
Nelson Canete, Director II of the National Telecommunications Commission
Mapemaroma Cantillep, Director II of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
Arnel Cantos, member of the Civil Aeronautics Board
Noreen Capili, board member of the Philippine Commission on Women

Also appointed were:

Ernesto de Vota, board member of the Clark Development Corporation
Maria Dizon-Gealogo, Philippine representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children
Jonas de Leon, board member of the Philippine National Oil Company
Jovencio Evangelista, board member of the Coconut Industry Investment Fund – Oil Mills Group
Rene Gonzales, board member of the National Electrification Administration
Rolando Hinanay, who has been promoted to police chief superintendent
Cinderella Jaro, director of the Commission on Higher Education
Jan Khonghun, board member of the SBMA
Benedicto Lor, board member of the Coconut Industry Investment Fund – Oil Mills Group
Junn Magno, board member of the Philippine National Railways
Jamail Marohomsalic, Customs Collector VI
Eduardo Montealto, Director II of the Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board
Rey Olegario, board member of the Land Bank of the Philippines Insurance Brokerage Department
Efraim Perez, board member of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation
Nestor Quinsay, Interior and Local Government assistant secretary
Maria Carolina Reyes, board member of the Bukidnon Forests Inc.
Rodrigo Riola, board member of the Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation – Industrial Authority
Gerald Salapantan, Presidential Legislative Liaison Officer III
Fe Sinsona, member of the Professional Regulatory Board for Social Workers
Celedonio Tibayan, board member of the First Cavite Industrial Estate Inc.
Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, Deputy Commissioner III of the Immigration bureau
Johnny Tuason, board member of the Philippine National Oil Corp. – Exploration Corp,
Margaux “Mocha” Uson, assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office