China Jocson
China Jocson | |
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| File:China Jocson Press Con.jpg China Jocson at a press conference | |
| Born | Czarina Maria D. Capili-Jocson |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (Attended) |
| Occupation(s) | Official Representative, Special Envoy of the Philippines to the United States |
| Employer | Office of the President of the Philippines |
| Predecessor | Abigail Valte |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/china-jocson-900bb31a |
China Jocson (born Czarina Maria D. Capili-Jocson) is a Filipino serving the Philippine government as Assistant to the Presidential Spokesperson[1] (Deputy to the Presidential Spokesperson) for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte since July 2017.[2] In April 2018, she was also appointed by the Special Envoy of the Philippines to the United States as its Deputy to the Ambassador. At present, she is the Official Representative of said office. Jocson was a former broadcast journalist for GMA News and Public Affairs (2003-2006) and later moved to lifestyle journalism (2010-2016), spearheading the lifestyle content of the same network.[3]
Family and background
Jocson comes from a lineage of notable government officials, she is the granddaughter of Atty. Tomas P. Matic who was Government Corporate Counsel[4] during President Diosdado Macapagal’s administration, he was also a bar top notcher. She is also kin to former Bureau of Internal Revenue Director, Umiral P. Matic, who was controversially kidnapped and killed while serving then Vice President Joseph Estrada.
She is the sole successor to her grandmother Doña Marcela "Apung Cela" Jocson of Pampanga, the family matriarch.
Jocson is the daughter of Robert Capili (deceased), a trustee at Zuellig Pharma Corporation and Di Datu, member of a distinguished banking and finance clan.
References
- ^ "You searched for china jocson – Presidential Communications Operations Office". Pcoo.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Is China Jocson the next Deputy presidential spokeswoman?". Politics.com.ph. 9 October 2017.
- ^ "No going under the knife: Treatment uses ultrasound to lift, tighten skin | Lifestyle | GMA News Online". Gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "List of Government Corporate Counsel - Office of the Government Corporate Counsel". Ogcc.gov.ph.