MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino has appointed actor-director Cesar Montano as a member of the Optical Media Board, replacing violinist John Philip Lesaca.
Montano, who unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in the May 2007 under the coalition Team Unity, was appointed as a private sector representative from an industry relying on intellectual property protection.
Montano was appointed to a term expiring on March 5, 2013.
Aquino also appointed former National Commission for the Culture and Arts commissioner Elmar Ingles to the OMB, replacing Maria Trinidad Villareal.
Ingles, who is also the executive director of the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit, was appointed to the OMB as the representative of consumer organizations.
His term expires on June 7, 2013.
Montano was a special envoy for art, culture and film-digital and was a commissioner in the Unesco’s national commission of the Philippines.
Ingles, on the other hand, is also the executive director of the Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists’ Group, Inc., and the managing director of the Performers’ Rights Society of the Philippines.
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