Seasoned career diplomat Ambassador Enrique Manalo has been tapped as the new chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for his long and distinguished career in the Philippine Foreign Service as well as his vast experience in diplomacy, the DFA said Friday. The DFA made the pronouncement as
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HAPPY TIMES. Ambassador Jose "Chito" Sta. Romana joins the Filipino community for a group photo when he visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2017. The envoy also served as the non-resident Philippine Ambassador to Mongolia. (Photo courtesy of DFA) MANILA - Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has passed away, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. He was 74. "The Department of Foreign Affairs offers its sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Ambassador Chito, to our nation for its great loss. We pray for the eternal repose of his soul," the DFA said in a statement. The department has yet to provide details about the cause of the envoy's death, but the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sta. Romana died "due to an illness" on April 18. The Philippine Embassy in Beijing is coordinating with Chinese authorities for the immediate repatriation of the envoy's remains. Sta. Romana was appointed envoy to Ch
HAPPY TIMES. Ambassador Jose "Chito" Sta. Romana joins the Filipino community for a group photo when he visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2017. The envoy also served as the non-resident Philippine Ambassador to Mongolia. (Photo courtesy of DFA) MANILA - Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has passed away, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. He was 74. "The Department of Foreign Affairs offers its sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Ambassador Chito, to our nation for its great loss. We pray for the eternal repose of his soul," the DFA said in a statement. The department has yet to provide details about the cause of the envoy's death, but the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sta. Romana died "due to an illness" on April 18. The Philippine Embassy in Beijing is coordinating with Chinese authorities for the immediate repatriation of the envoy's remains. Sta. Romana was appointed envoy to Ch