'Religion not a criterion for ambassadors'

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Aug 07, 2024 8:33 pm

THE Commission on Appointments (CA) said Wednesday that religion should never be a criterion for the approval of the nomination of Philippine ambassadors.

CA members Representatives Luis Raymund Villafuerte and Johnny Pimentel made this point after Dr. Camad Mangotra and his group opposed the nomination of Raymund Balatbat as Manila's envoy to Saudi Arabia because he is a 'non-Muslim.'

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