(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named career diplomat Enrique Manalo as the new secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

Manalo's appointment was confirmed Friday by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles in a text message.

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