MTRCB officials, other appointees take oath in Malacanang

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III swore in officers of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and other government agencies in ceremonies held in Malacañang on Wednesday.

Chairperson Mary Grace Poe Llamanzares, vice-chairperson Emmanuel Borlaza and the 23 board members of the MTRCB were sworn in by the President at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace.

Officers of various government agencies who also took their oaths before the President were: Mark Dennis Derecho and Jo Paulo Espiritu, head executive assistant and director III, respectively, of the Presidential Communications and Operations Office; Efren Fernandez, assistant secretary of the Department of National Defense; Constante Caluya, Register of DeedsIII of the Land Registration Authority; Ophelia Agawin, assistant decretary of the Department of Agriculture; Pedro Mendiola Jr., Rogelio Elveña, and Geoffrey Gacula as acting members of the Board of Directors representing the Tobacco Traders of the National Tobacco Administration. (SDR/Sunnex)