Photo Release

DFA Officials Confirmed: Senate President and Commission on Appointments Chair Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (7th from left) together with other members of the CA pose with five foreign service officials whose appointments were confirmed Wednesday, February 21, 2018. The newly appointed diplomats are (not in particular order) Grace Princesa as ambassador to the Holy See and Malta; Frank Cimafranca as ambassador to the Hellenic Republic and Cyprus; Marichu Mauro as ambassador to Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela; Hjayceelyn Quintana as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates; Linglingay Lacanlale as ambassador to Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay; Manuel Teehankee as Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland; Cesar Lee Hiong Wee as ambassador to Indonesia, Ombra Jainal as ambassador to the Czech Republic, Mohammad Fajardo as ambassador to Iraq; and Rowena Mutia, who was promoted to the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class IV. (PRIB Photo by Alex Nuevaespaña/AYA/21 February 2018)