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President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has appointed Procopio Lipana as general manager and Frisco San Juan, Jr. as deputy chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
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Both vowed to support the programs initiated by MMDA chairman Romando Artes, who was re-appointed last October
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Lipana is a retired police colonel in service for 34 years
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San Juan served as the MMDA’s deputy chairman and general manager from 2016 to 2022
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has appointed Procopio Lipana as general manager and Frisco San Juan, Jr. as deputy chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
Lipana and San Juan Jr. were appointed on November 11 and 16, respectively, MMDA said in a statement.
Both vowed to support programs initiated by MMDA chairman Romando Artes, who was re-appointed last October.
Lipana, who replaced Baltazar Melgar, is a retired police colonel in service for 34 years.
Lipana was the projects and program officer of the Market Development and Administration Department of the Local Government of Quezon City. He also served as deputy district director for administration and district directorial staff chief at Quezon City Police District.
From June 2011 until 2012, he was the Provincial Director of the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office. He also served as the chief of police of San Juan City.
San Juan, meanwhile, was the MMDA’s deputy chairman and general manager from 2016 to 2022.
Before his appointment at MMDA, San Juan served as the vice governor of Rizal from 2009 to 2016.
