Romualdez named PH envoy to Washington

Media executive Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez has been nominated as the new Philippine ambassador to the United States, filling up the post that has been vacant for more than a year, Malacañang announced on Thursday.

“The Palace announces the nomination of Mr. Jose Manuel Del Gallego Romualdez as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Commonwealth of Jamaica, Republic of Haiti, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines and Saint Lucia,” Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.