PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former lawmaker and fellow Ilocano Deogracias Victor 'DV' Savellano as undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture.
The Presidential Communications Office announced the appointment of Savellano and other new government officials in a Facebook post on Friday.Savellano, 63, served as an Ilocos Sur representative from 2016 to 2022 and became a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until last year.He also served as Ilocos Sur governor from 2021 to 2004 and from 2007 and 2010.
Savellano, who married actress Dina Bonnevie in 2012, lost against Ronald Singson, the son of Narvacan Mayor Luis 'Chavit' Singson, in the 2022 congressional race in Ilocos Sur.He graduated with an economics degree from the University of the Philippines and a master's degree in International Business Administration in California.Savellano was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur in 1959.
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