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Duterte OKs Mark Lapid’s appointment as board member in TIEZA return

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/10/15/20181015_mark.jpg"/><figcaption>Actor Mark Lapid holds up his certificate of candidacy.<em> ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the appointment of actor and former Pampanga governor Mark Lapid as board member of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), Malacañang announced Saturday. </p><p>The son of Senator Lito Lapid earlier in the day confirmed the development to ABS-CBN News.</p><p>Duterte signed the papers on Tuesday, January 5, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. </p><p>Meanwhile, Lapid’s appointment as the agency’s chief operating officer (COO) was also approved by the President, according to a document signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. </p><p>The said document, obtained by ABS-CBN News, was addressed to TIEZA’s board of directors, a copy of which was furnished to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Mark Lapid makes comeback as chief operating officer of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) <a href="https://t.co/Kjk5Uig9P8">pic.twitter.com/Kjk5Uig9P8</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1347546488130261000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Lapid also confirmed in a text message that the President approved his nomination as COO. </p><p>He previously held the COO post during the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/08/17/11/pnoy-delayed-action-vs-mark-lapid-says-lim">Aquino administration</a>. He later on resigned to pursue a Senate seat.</p><p>TIEZA is an attached agency of the Department of Tourism mandated to regulate and supervise the country’s tourism enterprise zones, among others. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/15/18/mark-lapid-eyes-pampanga-mayoral-seat">Mark Lapid eyes Pampanga mayoral seat</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HpV8f4YVzfM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>