Marcos names officials under Office of Executive Secretary

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. named seven appointees in the Office of the Executive Secretary as he reshuffles his inner legal and administrative team.

Palace Press Officer Clarissa A. Castro said the President tapped lawyer Anna Liza G. Logan as the new chief presidential legal counsel, replacing the late Juan Valentin F. Ponce Enrile, Sr., who died last month.

The appointments place Ms. Logan, 51, at the helm of the President’s legal advisory office at a time when the administration is navigating budget negotiations, legislative priorities and ongoing governance reforms.

She also served as executive secretary for legal affairs at the Office of the President, prior to her appointment.

According to her profile on the Transportation department website, Ms. Logan has extensive law practice in Civil and Criminal Litigation; Family, Labor, and Human Settlements Adjudication Commission Cases, Corporate and Commercial practice for financial technology companies, real estate development, entities and nongovernmental organization as partner of Logan Masukat Ronulo Huang, as Junior Partner of Marcos Ochoa Serapio and Tan (MOST), as associate of Agabin Verzola Hermoso Layaoen & De Castro.

The President also named Maria Luwalhati C. Dorotan Tiuseco as senior deputy executive secretary, while Danielle Marie Rieza-Culangen was named deputy executive secretary for general administration.

Ms. Dorotan Tiuseco was formerly a Finance undersecretary, while Ms. Rieza-Culangen was a Finance assistant secretary.

Joseph Irvin A. Obenza was appointed deputy executive secretary for financial affairs.

The Palace also named former Justice Undersecretary Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres as deputy executive secretary for legal affairs, former Deputy Treasurer and World Bank Executive Director Erwin D. Sta. Ana as undersecretary for economic affairs, and Alemar I. Mosquito as assistant secretary, who also came from the Finance department.

They will join the Office of the Executive Secretary headed by former Finance Chief Ralph G. Recto, who was appointed to the top Cabinet post last month.

Their appointments followed Mr. Marcos’ second Cabinet reshuffle due to the controversial flood control scandal.

Mr. Recto replaced former Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, while former economic czar Frederick D. Go succeeded him as Finance chief. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana