(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has appointed Sonia Bautista Malaluan as the new administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA).
Malaluan replaces Hernani Fabia who has tendered his resignation.
According to the Palace, prior to her appointment as MARINA chief, Malaluan served as the agency’s Deputy Administrator for Planning.
She was appointed to the post on November 23, 2022.
She also served as Director II from May 2014 to November 2022; Maritime Attaché to London in 2018; Chief Accountant from December 2001 to April 2014; and Chief Transportation Development Officer from February to December 2001.
MARINA is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation.