Malacanang has approved the appointments of 23 prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DoJ).
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said their appointment papers were released Friday by Malacanang.
Guevarra said the prosecutors have been assigned to various posts at the DoJ National Prosecution Service (NPS) nationwide.
Among them, three have been named as part of the Office of the Secretary of Justice Prosecution Staff (OSJPS).
They are Assistant State Prosecutors January Tria-Llarena, Biennemar Rendora Regala, and Joan Carla Guevarra-Garcia.
The Justice Secretary said Malacanang also approved the appointment of Ma. Beverly Duque Ampo as Director 1 at the DoJ Parole and Probation Administration (PPA).
The other newly appointed prosecutors are:
1. Aquino, Frederick Dumbrique - Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutor, Office of the Provicial Prosecutor (OPP) - Cagayan
2. Lirio-Marmol, Maria Victoria A. - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Rizal
3. Cacacho, Milagros Figueras - Assistant Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Nueva Vizcaya
4. Nicolas, Arvil Philipp Azurin - Assistant Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Isabela - Prosecutor II
5. Cumitag, Gaius Palod - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - South Cotabato
6.Palpal-Latoc, Richard Paat - Assistant City Prosecutor, Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) - Quezon City
7. Gomez, Giovanni Paul Iguban - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Aklan
8. Concha, Kristoffer Francis Jacob Chavez - Assiciate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Sultan Kudarat
9. Yambao-Peralta, Carmela - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Aklan
10. Ledesma-Despi, Cheryl Marie - Assistant City Prosecutor, OCP - Silay City- Prosecutor II
11. Villegas, Lope Jerry Soqueña - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - South Cotabato
12. Paculares, Francis Rio Villalon - Assistant City Prosecutor, OCP - Guihulngan City
13. Lamanilao, Stephen Acuzar - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Occidental Mindoro
14. Hernandez, Christopher Reyta - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Cavite
15.Cabrera-Cabilte, Cherrie Mae S. - Associate City Prosecutor, OCP - Mandaue City
16. Sebido, John Paul Longara - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Palawan
17. Edama, Joviel Patalen - Associate Provincial Prosecutor, OPP - Iloilo
18. Belino, Irma Gay Idago - Associate City Prosecutor, OCP - Cabanatuan City
19. Gomez, Jhoann Dalicon - Assistant City Prosecutor, OCP - Zamboanga City
20. Sotto-Senosa, Rhine F. - Associate City Prosecutor, OCP - Zamboanga City