World-known Filipino Artist and member of Black Eyed Peas, Apl de Ap, shakes Sen. JVs’ hand during the Senate session where he received the International Artist Award.
The Good Ones by JV Ejercito
Sen. JV on Facebook
Congratulations to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr., Information and Communication Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy, and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on your well-deserved confirmation earlier!
I would also like to extend the same greetings to Ambassadors Jaime Florcruz (China, with concurrent jurisdiction over North Korea and Mongolia), Maria Andrelita Austria (Canada), Maria Agnes Cervantes (Pakistan, with concurrent jurisdiction over Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan), Leo Tito Ausan (Bangladesh, with concurrent jurisdiction over Sri Lanka and Maldives), Anne Louis (Bahrain), Evangelina Lourdes Bernas (Austria, with concurrent jurisdiction over Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia), Mylene Garcia-Albano (as Non-Resident Ambassador to Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands, in addition to being Ambassador to Japan), Jaime Victor Ledda (Commission of the European Communities and Council of the European Union, in addition to being Ambassador to Belgium, with concurrent jurisdiction over Luxembourg), Teodoro Locsin Jr. (United Kingdom, with concurrent jurisdiction over Ireland and the bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey), Celeste Balatbat (Chile, with concurrent jurisdiction over Ecuador and Peru), Jose Cabrera III (Kuwait), Roberto Manalo (Iran, with concurrent jurisdiction over Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), Belinda Ante (Timor-Leste), and more than 40 senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs for having been confirmed by the Commission on Appointments.
With your stellar credentials and excellent service records, I am confident that you will all perform your duties and mandates in an exemplary manner. I look forward to working with all of you in advancing our people's interests during these challenging times. Para sa Bayan!
#jvthegoodone 🇵🇭