COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMS
NEW AMBASSADORS AND FSOs

16 November 2005 – The Department of Foreign Affairs today announced that the Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the appointments of eleven Ambassadors, one Chief of Mission, Class II; seven Career Ministers and four Foreign Service Officers, Classes I and II.

At its Third Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Congress held at the Senate building, the CA en banc gave its consent and confirmation to the appointments and nominations of the following DFA officers:

Appointment and Nomination

1. Norberto R. Basilio Chief of Mission, Class I  and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh with concurrent  jurisdiction over the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives;
Nominations

2. José A. Zaide Chief of Mission, Class I, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the French Republic with concurrent jurisdiction over the Principality of Monaco and the Portuguese Republic;
3. Susan O. Castrence Chief of Mission, Class I, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea;
4. Jose P. del Rosario, Jr. Chief of Mission, Class I, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with concurrent jurisdiction over the Palestine Republic;
5. Jaime J. Yambao Chief of Mission, Class I, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan with concurrent jurisdiction over the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tajikistan;
6. Sonia C. Brady Chief of Mission, Class I, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China with concurrent jurisdiction over the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Mongolia;
7. Victoriano M. Lecaros Chief of Mission, Class II, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Malaysia;
8. Linglingay F. Lacanlale Chief of Mission, Class II, 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;
9. Bahnarim A. Guinomla Chief of Mission, Class II as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Turkey with concurrent jurisdiction over Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan;
10. Al Francis C. Bichara as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, to the Lebanese Republic with concurrent jurisdiction over the Syrian Arab Republic with the salary and emoluments of a chief Mission,  Class II;
11. Ramoncito S. Mariño as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, to the Republic of Palau with concurrent jurisdiction over the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Marshall Islands with the salary and emoluments of a chief Mission,  Class II;
Appointments

12. Reynaldo A. Catapang Chief of Mission, Class II;
13. Domingo P. Nolasco Career Minister;
14. Noel Eugene Eusebio M. Servigon Career Minister;
15. Sahid S. Glang  Career Minister;
16. Constantncio R. Vingno, Jr. Career Minister;
17. Junever M. Mahilum-West. Career Minister;
18. Frank R. Cimafranca. Career Minister;
19. Maria Rosario C. Aguinaldo. Career Minister
20. Renato Pedro O. Villa. Foreign Service Officer, Class I;
21. Adelio Angelito S. Cruz Foreign Service Officer, Class II;
22. Enrico T. Fos Foreign Service Officer, Class II; and
23. Marlowe A. Miranda Foreign Service Officer, Class II.

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