PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has appointed Undersecretary Jacinto V. Paras of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office as his new adviser on political affairs, his spokesperson said on Thursday.

Presidential Spokesperson Herminio L. Roque, Jr. made the announcement in a televised news briefing where Mr. Paras was guest.

In a statement to the media, Mr. Paras said he will have “the rank of Secretary and will be part of the Cabinet” as a political adviser.

Mr. Paras served as mayor of a Negros Oriental town from 1986 to 1988. He also represented a district in the province for three terms.

Mr. Paras was appointed as undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment in 2018. He is a member of the administration-allied Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption. — Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza

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