Senator Cayetano confirmed as new DFA chief

Senate President Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III congratulates Senator Alan Peter Cayetano (3rd from left) as the new Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary during his confirmation at the Senate plenary hall in Pasay City on Wednesday (May 17, 2017). Also in photo (from left) are Commission on Appointments member Rep. Ronaldo Zamora; Cayetano's wife, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano; Amb. Bernardita Leonida Catalla, newly appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon; and Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Wilfredo Cunanan Santos. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)