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Engineer heads list of confirmed ambassadors Sep 5th 2013, 00:07 MANILA, Philippines—The Congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of 16 ambassadors to various diplomatic posts abroad, including that of an engineer who somehow ended up representing the country's interests in war-torn Iraq.   Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who broke her sick leave to preside over the bicameral commission's foreign affairs committee hearing on the nomination of the foreign officers, was reading into the record the curriculum vitae of the diplomat nominees when she came across that of Edsel Barba.   "You're an engineer. What are you doing in public service?" Santiago asked Barba.   ... Keep on reading: Engineer heads list of confirmed ambassadors Media files: Senator-Miriam-Defensor-Santiago.jpg (image/jpeg)

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