MANILA, Philippines – TINANGGAP ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang pagbibitiw sa puwesto ni Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Administrator Sonia Malaluan.
Sinabi ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary at Palace Press Officer Claire Castro na bagaman na alam na niya kung sino ang kapalit ni Malaluan ay hindi pa niya masasabi pa ang pangalan nito.
Si Marina, 60, nagsumite sa Office of the President ng kanyang naisin na magretiro epektibo Oktubre 1, o hanggang makapagtalaga ang OP ng bagong administrator o acting administrator.
“Marina assures its stakeholders, partners, and the maritime public that the Authority’s operations, programs, and services continue without interruption,” ayon sa kalatas.
“The Marina workforce remains committed to fulfilling its mandate and sustaining the gains and reforms undertaken by the Authority in pursuit of a safe, reliable, efficient, and globally competitive Philippine maritime industry,” ang nakasaad pa rin sa kalatas.
Matatandaang, itinalaga ni Pangulong Marcos si Malaluan noong Dec. 15, 2023.
Bago naitalaga sa puwesto, nagsilbi si Malaluan bilang Deputy Administrator for Planning ng MARINA noong Nobyembre 23,2022 base na rin sa rekomendasyon ni Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Jaime Bautista.
Nagsilbi rin si Malaluan bilang Director II ng MARINA noong Nobyembre 2014 hanggang Nobyembre 2022; Maritime Attaché sa London noong 2018; Chief Accountant noong Disyembre 2001 hanggang Abril 2014; at Chief Transportation Development Officer noong 2001.
Nabatid na si Malaluan ay isang Certified Public Accountant at nagtapos ng Bachelor of Science in Commerce sa Western Philippine College noong 1987 at may Master’s degree in Science in Shipping Management sa World Maritime University, Sweden nong 1998. May Master’s degree sa Public Administration si Malaluan sa Singapore’s National University, Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy noong 2011. KRIS JOSE
