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Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista designated Sonia Malaluan as OIC of the Maritime Industry Authority and lawyer Karen Lim as OIC of the Office of Transportation Security
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Malaluan and Lim will hold their posts until July 31, or until replacements have been appointed or designated, whichever comes first
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The designation of OICs is pursuant to the Office of the President’s Memorandum Circular No. 1
Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista has designated officers-in-charge (OIC) for the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and Office for Transportation Security (OTS).
MARINA Deputy Administrator for Planning OIC Sonia B. Malaluan is OIC of the maritime agency while Legal Service OIC Atty. Karen B. Lim is OIC of OTS.
Malaluan and Lim will hold their posts until July 31 or until their replacements have been appointed or designated, whichever comes first, according to Department of Transportation special orders dated July 1.
Their designation as OICs was pursuant to the Office of the President’s Memorandum Circular No. 1, which declared vacant various positions in government, including those held by presidential appointees whose appointments were co-terminus with the previous administration.
The former heads of MARINA and OTS, who were appointed by the previous administration, have vacated their positions.
Under the MC, vacancies will be filled by the next-in-rank and most senior officials as OICs.
Aside from Malaluan and Lim, Bautista had earlier designated Land Transportation Office executive director Romeo Vera Cruz as OIC, also pursuant to MC No. 1.
Lim has been OIC of the OTS Legal Service, which is in charge of rendering legal advice, comments, and opinion; interprets laws and rules affecting the operation of the agency, and serves as the agency’s in-house counsel.
Malaluan has been with MARINA for 32 years, occupying various top positions such as OIC-deputy administrator for planning and director of the MARINA Regional Office-National Capital Region, and had been posted as Maritime attachè in Philippine Embassy in London, United Kingdom.
A certified public accountant, Malaluan obtained her Master in Public Administration degree from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; Master of Science in Shipping Management degree from the World Maritime University in Sweden; and her Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in accounting, degree at the University of Batangas.
