27 March 2015 – In its Plenary Session last March 18, the Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the nominations as Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (AEPs) of the following career officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs:

1.Hon. Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon, Chief of Mission, Class I as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Thailand and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific;

2.Hon. Maria Zeneida Angara-Collinson, Chief of Mission, Class I as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic;

3.Hon. Lourdes O. Yparraguirre, Chief of Mission, Class I as Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York, United States of America;

4.Hon. Alfonso A. Ver, Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Bahrain; 

5.Hon. Renato Pedro O. Villa, Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Kuwait; and

6.Hon. Ma. Teresita C. Daza, Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of India with concurrent jurisdiction over the Kingdom of Nepal

Also confirmed were the ad interim appointments for promotion and nominations of the following career officials:

1.Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia, Chief of Mission, Class I

2.Jesus S. Domingo, Chief of Mission, Class I

3.Domingo P. Nolasco, Chief of Mission, Class I

4.Hjayceelyn M. Quintana, Chief of Mission, Class II

5.Maria Theresa S. Lazaro, Career Minister

6.Ivan Frank M. Olea, Career Minister

7.Enrique Voltaire G. Pingol, Career Minister

8.Rhenita B. Rodriguez, Career Minister

9.Stephanie Beatriz O. Valera, Career Minister

10.Rosanna Marie B. Villamor-Voogel, Career Minister

11.Lilibeth P. Almonte-Arbez, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

12.Reginald S. Bernabe, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

13.Christian L. De Jesus, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

14.Pamela Durian-Bailon, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

15.Mary Luck S. Hicarte, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

16.Angelito A. Nayan, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

17.Arnel M. Sanchez, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

18.Charmaine Serna-Chua, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

19.Hans Mohaimin L. Siriban, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

20.Gabriel R. Bautista, Foreign Service Officer, Class I

21.Maria Sheila U. Monedero-Arnesto, Foreign Service Officer, Class II

22.Vanessa G. Bago-Llona, Foreign Service Officer, Class II

23.Alena Grace S. Borra, Foreign Service Officer, Class II

24.Shirley L. Flores, Foreign Service Officer, Class II

25.Charles Andrei P. Macaspac, Foreign Service Officer, Class II

26.Mary Joy B. Ramirez, Foreign Service Officer, Class II 

27.Gilbert L. Segarra, Foreign Service Officer, Class II

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