Outgoing environment secretary Raphael Lotilla was named as the country’s ambassador to the Vatican on Friday, after requesting a “lighter assignment”, the presidential communications office spokesperson told the media.
Before Cuna was assigned as DENR’s acting secretary, he served as undersecretary for field operations, overseeing the management and protection of natural resources and land titling at the provincial and community levels in the island groups of Luzon and Visayas.
He was also the supervising undersecretary for the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), and his designation comes at a time when the government has made critical minerals a key strategic priority.
This month, the Philippines signed a deal with the United States to develop a stable supply chain in critical minerals such as nickel and copper, essential raw materials for green technologies such…
