PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former police general Oscar Valenzuela as the new chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former police general Oscar Valenzuela as the new chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board .Valenzuela, a former undersecretary for Peace and Order of the Department of the Interior and Local Government , replaced Catalino Cuy, who has been DDB chairman since 2018.Valenzuela's appointment was announced by the Presidential Communications Office in a Facebook post Friday.
Philippine Ambassadors Christopher Montero , Elizabeth Te , and Domingo Nolasco were also on the list of new appointees.Montero, Te and Nolasco were among the 19 officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs whose ad interim appointments were confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on Tuesday.The president also named Fe del Rosario and Ian Dennis Baniqued as Executive Director IV and Director III, respectively, on the Board of Investments.
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