PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has named the chairman emeritus of The Manila Times, Dr. Dante A. Ang, Special Envoy of the President for International Public Relations, in recognition of the latter’s expertise in the field. The letter of designation, effective May 1, was coursed through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). He later joined the Arroyo Cabinet as chairman of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, occupying the post from December 2005 to June 30, 2010. The veteran public relations practitioner headed the successful lobby, together with the Philippine Nurses Association, to allow the Philippines to administer the National Commission for the Licensure Exam or NCLEX, an exam that foreign nurses must pass to work in the United States. Dr. Ang handled public relations for several multinational firms, and was the country public relations consultant for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War and for Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait War.

Source: Manila Times May 09, 2017 16:27 UTC