MANILA, Philippines – Navy and Coast Guard personnel turned diplomat Rogelio Villanueva Jr. has been appointed as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson for maritime affairs on Monday. Concurrently, Villanueva is the DFA’s acting deputy assistant secretary of the Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office (MOAO). After 15 years of foreign service, Villanueva was given the new role amid the national government’s efforts to ensure a unified response regarding the maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea. Villanueva’s work at the DFA began in 2009 when he served as a principal assistant to the Office of […]... Keep on reading: Ex-Navy, PCG personnel turned envoy named new DFA maritime affairs spox