PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has appointed new officials in various government agencies, a Palace official said Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, in a regular press briefing, said Aquino signed on July 11 the appointment letter of former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Nelson Peña Laluces as deputy director general of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, which is under the Department of Trade and Industry.
Laluces replaced Andrew Michael Ong. His term of office will expire on December 31, 2017.
Laluces had worked as partner in Ligon Solis Mejia Florendo Law Firm since January this year until his appointment.
He also worked as partner in Rodriguez Laluces Ecarma & Diaz Law Offices from November 2011 to October 2012 and 2000 to September 2010. He was also the LTFRB chairman from September 2010 until September 2011 and held posts in the Department of Tourism from 1995 to 2000.
President Aquino also appointed last July 11 Dr. Ray D. Roderos as assistant director general of the National Security Council, replacing Fernando Mesa. His term of office is co-terminus with the appointing authority.
A graduate of Philippine Military Academy (batch 1975), Roderos held several positions in the Philippine National Police.
The President, likewise, appointed Romeo Fajardo and Honorato delos Reyes as Acting Director III and Acting Director II, respectively, of the Office of Civil Defense under the Department of National Defense. (SDR/Sunnex)