Zenaida Angping | |
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| Ambassador of the Philippines to France[1] | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Succeeding | Junever M. Mahilum-West |
| Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff | |
Ad interim | |
| In office June 30, 2022 – December 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jesus Melchor Quitain |
| Succeeded by | Elaine T. Masukat |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives fromManila's3rd district | |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Miles Roces |
| Succeeded by | Yul Servo Nieto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ma. Zenaida Arteche Benedicto |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Lakas (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | NPC (until 2018) |
| Spouse | Harry Angping |
Maria Zenaida "Naida" Arteche Benedicto Angping is a Filipina politician who served as thesecretary of thePresidential Management Staff (PMS) from June 30, 2022, to December 2, 2022, under the administration ofPresidentBongbong Marcos. She previously representedManila's 3rd congressional district in theHouse of Representatives from 2007 to 2016.[2]
Before entering politics, Zenaida Benedicto gained prominence as a beauty pageant contestant and was crowned Miss Caltex on December 19, 1969.[3][4][5]
Angping later became a close aide toLeyte GovernorBenjamin Romualdez, the brother ofImelda Marcos.[6] During the term of her husband Harry between 1998 and 2004, she was the vice president of the Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc.[5]
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Angping served as the representative ofManila's 3rd congressional district from 2007 to 2016.[7]
In the2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections, she was initially considered a substitute candidate for her husband,Harry Angping, following his withdrawal from the race. However, the substitution was disallowed due to her husband’s disqualification on citizenship issues, and Miles Roces was declared the winner.[8][9]
Angping attempted a political comeback in the2019 Manila local elections but was defeated by her successor,Yul Servo.
She was selected to head thePresidential Management Staff as its secretary under the administration of PresidentBongbong Marcos.[6] On December 2, 2022, Angping requested for "some personal time off," which the president granted;[10] she would later officially quit from the post in January 2023 for personal reasons.[11]
On January 13, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos nominated Angping asAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the French Republic. TheCommission on Appointments received her nomination on January 17, 2023.[12]
Zenaida Angping is married to formerManila 3rd District RepresentativeHarry Angping.[13]
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| Preceded by Miles Roces | Member of theHouse of Representatives fromManila's3rd district 2007–2016 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Head of the Presidential Management Staff 2022 | Succeeded by Elaine Masukat Officer-in-Charge (OIC) |
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| Preceded by Junever M. Mahilum-West | Ambassador of the Philippines to France TBD | Designate |
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