The Undersecretary of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations and Asean Affairs, Maria Theresa Lazaro, has stressed Qatari
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of DFA) MANILA - Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo is skipping the 55th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this week after he tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "This would have been my first ASEAN engagement in my capacity as Secretary for Foreign Affairs, so it is unfortunate that my absence happens at this important time," he said over Twitter on Monday. However, he said the Philippines' participation "will not be affected" as DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and Asean Affairs Ma. Theresa Lazaro would represent the country. "I have also sent regrets to Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and this year's AMM Chair, H.E. Prak Sokhonn," he said. From July 29 to August 5, Cambodia plays host to the 55th AMM as chair of As
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo (File photo) MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has filled five undersecretary positions at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) with career diplomats. In a statement Thursday, the agency hailed the creation of what it described as an "all-career lineup of undersecretaries". Veteran diplomat Ma. Theresa Lazaro will serve as the acting Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and Asean Affairs. Her career in the foreign service has focused on crafting Philippine foreign policy, having served multiple times at the Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs, including as its Assistant Secretary, said the DFA. She also served as Ambassador to Paris and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO her most recent foreign posting as well as Ambassador to Switzerland, Consul General to Sydney, and Deputy Consul General to New York. Former Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio Morales, meanwhile, was designated as acting Undersecretary for A
Department of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita "Tess" Daza (PNA photo by Jess Escaros Jr.) MANILA - Ma. Teresita "Tess" Daza, the country's former ambassador to Chile, is the new spokesperson of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). "The new DFA spokesperson, Ambassador Tess Daza, is a distinguished career diplomat who brings with her nearly three decades' worth of experience in diplomacy and public service. Glad to have her on our team," Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said Thursday. Daza officially met with international and local press covering foreign affairs on July 28 and promised to facilitate the sharing of accurate and timely information related to DFA. "I do know that there's much responsibility relative to the spokesperson's role and (there are) a lot of challenges ahead. [W]e are actually exerting all effort to actually be able to facilitate (the media's work) by the sharing of accurate and timely i