Aquino swears in new gov’t officials

President Benigno Aquino III led the mass oath-taking Tuesday of newly appointed government officials and leaders of other organizations.

Among those who took their oath before the President include: Ma. Grace Pulido Tan, chairperson Commission on Audit; Augusto Lagman, commissioner, Commission on Elections; Teresita Herbosa, chairperson, Securities and
Exchange Commission; (SEC) Ramon Liwag, commandant, Philippine Coast Guard; Felicito Payumo, chairman, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA); Arnel Paciano Casanova, president and chief executive officer, BCDA; Cesar Villanueva, chairman and member, Clark Development Corp. (CDC)

Also inducted into the office were Michael Aguinaldo, Deputy executive secretary, legal affairs; Vivencio Dizon, undersecretary, Office of Political Affairs (OPA), Office of the President; Jose Luis Martin Gascon, undersecretary, OPA; Myra Marie Villarica, acting undersecretary, Department of Tourism; Rafael Albert, assistant secretary OPA; Jose Emmanuel Escaro, assistant secretary OPA; Rolando Cucio, assistant secretary OPA; Danilo Augusto Francia, assistant secretary, Department of National Defense; Peter Calimag, assistance secretary, Department of Finance; Jose Graceda, acting assistant secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform; Ma. Lourdes Jaleco, acting assistant secretary, Department of
Tourism; Michael Rama, chairman, Regional Development Council, Regional Officer VII, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA);

Gilberto Marpuri, jail chief superintendent, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); Pendatun Disimban, member, board of administrators, Cooperative Development Authority (CDA); Nelson Alindogan, member, board of administrators, CDA, representing Luzon; Felicitas Acosido, member, board of administrators, CDA, representing Visayas; Paisalin Tago, member, board of administrators, CDA, representing Mindanao Felipe Antonio Remollo, member, board of directors, CDC; Francis Raphael Carpio Elum, member, board of directors, CDC; Ricardo Baron, member, board of directors, CDC; Manuel Feliciano, member board of directors, CDC; Rommel Bondoc, member, board of directors,
CDC; Jose Melo, member, board of directors, CDC; Jose Danilo Honrado, member, board of directors, CDC.

The President also swore in the new officers of the Malacanang Press Corps (MPC) Tuesday. They are Ma. Romina Gonzalez, president; Joyce Panares, vice president for print; Marie Pena Ruiz, vice president for radio; Willard Cheng, vice president for TV; Rose Miranda, secretary, Weng dela Fuente, treasurer; Regina Bengco, auditor; Raymund Tinaza, sergeant at arms.