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By Kristina Maralit and Aric John Sy Cua
December 21, 2022 1180
(UPDATE) TELEVISION personality and The Manila Times columnist Daphne Oseña Paez has been appointed as the official "press briefer" of the Palace.
Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) Officer in Charge Cheloy Garafil formally introduced Paez to the Malacañang Press Corps in a briefing on Tuesday.
Garafil said that Paez's main role will be to give the press briefer on "every activity, program of President [Ferdinand] Marcos Jr."
Paez, who earned her degrees in Fine Arts and History from the University of Toronto, began her career in media in the country in ABS-CBN as a news reporter in the 1990s. She was also the weather presenter of the late night English newscast, "The World Tonight."
As Malacañang's "explainer," Paez will "regularly be the source of updates from the Palace."
"I look forward to working with all of you in a harmonious and collegial manner because I am also one of you. I am very honored to be communicating the message and programs of this administration, of course, in an accurate and effective way and I will do my best," the 52-year-old said.
She likewise clarified that she is not the new Palace spokesman and that Marcos will still continue to "speak for himself."
"I am just here to support the Office of the Press Secretary for now," she said.
Paez told reporters that this is her first time working directly with the government.
