Secretary Manalo Swears-in 2023 DFALF Board of Trustees

Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, DFALF Chairperson Pamela Louise Manalo, and the 2023 DFALF Board of Trustees. (DFA-OPCD photo by Maria Vanessa Ubac)

PASAY CITY, 17 January 2023 – Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo administered the oath of office of the newly-elected members of the Board of Trustees of the DFA Ladies Foundation, Inc. (DFALF) on 12 January 2023 at the Carlos P. Garcia Hall of the DFA Main Building. The oath-taking ceremony was witnessed by the DFALF Chairperson Pamela Louise Manalo.

Outgoing DFALF President Kristine Leilani R. Salle briefly discussed the election process held from November to December 2022 and formally presented the following elected Board of Trustees:

• President - Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Jennifer Dingal, Office of Protocol;
• First Vice President - Director Candy Cypres-Bauzon, Office of European Afffairs;
• Second Vice President – Special Assistant Flaureen Dacanay, Office of the Secretary; 
• Corporate Secretary - Atty. April Casquejo, HRMO-FSO Cadet;
• Assistant Corporate Secretary – Atty. Chareloa Tereze Marcial, Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs; 
• Treasurer - Ms. Lourdes Francis Morallos, Office of Financial Management Services; 
• Assistant Treasurer - Ms. Charisse Malabanan, Office of Protocol;
• Auditor – Assistant Director Jacqueline Ong, Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs; and 
• Assistant Auditor – Ms. Grace Sia, Office of Consular Affairs. 

In her remarks, Madame Pamela Louise Manalo conveyed her appreciation to the outgoing 2022 Trustees under the leadership of Deputy Assistant Secretary Kristine Leilani R. Salle. She expressed her enthusiasm to work with the new Board and discuss new ideas, projects, and activities that will further promote camaraderie and generate esprit de corps among its members and the DFA Community.

2023 President Mary Jennifer D. Dingal affirmed the commitment of the new Board to fulfill its mandate to serve and make a big difference in the lives of DFALF members and their families.  

She also said that the 2023 Trustees will take inspiration from the outgoing Trustees. “We have big shoes to fill and yours is undeniably a hard act to follow. You left behind a strong DFALF and your legacy will serve as our foundation stone and building blocks to continue what you have started,” Ms. Dingal said. 

The DFALF is a non-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of the members of the Philippine Foreign Service and the community. Last year, it celebrated its 26th anniversary with almost 500 members. END

Secretary Manalo administers the oath of the members of the 2023 DFALF Board of Trustees. (DFA-OPCD photo by Maria Vanessa Ubac)

DFALF Chairperson Pamela Louise Manalo giving her remarks. (DFA-OPCD photo by Maria Vanessa Ubac)

2023 DFALF President Mary Jennifer A. Dingal delivers her remarks. (DFA-OPCD photo by Maria Vanessa Ubac)

2023 DFALF President Mary Jennifer D. Dingal, DFALF Chairperson Pamela Louise Manalo, and outgoing President Kristine Leilani R. Salle. (DFA-OPCD photo by Maria Vanessa Ubac)