Zenaida Angping
{{Short description|Filipina politician}}
{{Philippine name|Arteche|Benedicto|Angping|ph=married}}
{{use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honorable
| name = Zenaida Angping
| image = File:PMS Secretary Zenaida Angping - 2022 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 220px
| office = Ambassador of the Philippines to France{{cite news |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/20/marcos-appoints-angping-as-france-envoy/| title=Marcos appoints Angping as France envoy|first=Betheena|last=Unite|work=Manila Bulletin|date=January 19, 2023|accessdate=February 11, 2023}}
| status = Designate
| term_start = TBD
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| succeeding = Junever M. Mahilum-West
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| president = Bongbong Marcos
| office2 = Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff
| status2 = Ad interim
| term_start2 = June 30, 2022
| term_end2 = December 2, 2022
| predecessor2 = Jesus Melchor Quitain
| successor2 = Elaine T. Masukat
| office3 = Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Manila's 3rd district
| term_start3 = June 30, 2007
| term_end3 = June 30, 2016
| predecessor3 = Miles Roces
| successor3 = Yul Servo Nieto
| birth_name = Ma. Zenaida Arteche Benedicto
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| nationality = Filipino
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| party = Lakas–CMD (2018–present)
| otherparty = NPC (until 2018)
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| spouse = Harry Angping
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Maria Zenaida "Naida" Arteche Benedicto Angping is a Filipina politician who served as the secretary of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) from June 30, 2022, to December 2, 2022, under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos. She previously represented Manila's 3rd congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2016.{{cite news |last=Andrade |first=Jeannette |title=Bongbong Marcos names 5 more members of his Cabinet |date=May 31, 2022 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}
==Early life and education==
Before entering politics, Zenaida Benedicto gained prominence as a beauty pageant contestant and was crowned Miss Caltex on December 19, 1969.{{cite news |last=Jarque |first=Edu |title=Miss Caltex: Walking the Ramp of History |work=The Philippine Star |date=October 17, 2011}}{{cite news |last=Lo |first=Ricky |title=A misty-eyed look at Miss Caltex beauties |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 8, 2011}}
Angping later became a close aide to Leyte Governor Benjamin Romualdez, the brother of Imelda Marcos.{{cite news |last=Buan |first=Lian |title=Naida Angping will head Marcos' Presidential Management Staff |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/naida-angping-will-head-marcos-jr-presidential-management-staff/ |access-date=June 21, 2022 |work=Rappler |date=May 30, 2022}}
==Political career==
=House of Representatives=
File:Rep. Zenaida B. Angping (16th Congress PH).jpg]]
Angping served as the representative of Manila's 3rd congressional district from 2007 to 2016.{{cite news |last=Andrade |first=Jeannette |title=Bongbong Marcos names 5 more members of his Cabinet |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=May 31, 2022}}
In the 2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections, she was initially considered a substitute candidate for her husband, Harry Angping, following his withdrawal from the race. However, the substitution was disallowed due to her husband’s disqualification on citizenship issues, and Miles Roces was declared the winner.{{cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/metro/2004/05/11/249611/comelec-disqualifies-angping-substitution-disallowed |title=Comelec disqualifies Angping; substitution disallowed |last1=Sison |first1=Bebot Jr. |last2=Felipe |first2=Cecille Suerte |date=May 11, 2004 |work=The Philippine Star}}{{cite PH act |chamber=GR |number=167499 |title=Miles Andrew Mari Roces vs. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and Maria Zenaida B. Ang Ping |url=https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/sep2005/gr_167499_2005.html |date=September 15, 2005 |website=Lawphil}}
Angping attempted a political comeback in the 2019 Manila local elections but was defeated by her successor, Yul Servo.
=Presidential Management Staff=
She was selected to head the Presidential Management Staff as its secretary under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos. On December 2, 2022, Angping requested for "some personal time off," which the president granted;{{cite news |last1=Gita-Carlos |first1=Ruth Abbey |title=President grants Angping's request for 'personal time' |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1189993 |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=December 3, 2022}} she would later officially quit from the post in January 2023 for personal reasons.{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/858389/marcos-ex-pms-chief-angping-quit-for-personal-reasons/story/|title=Marcos: Ex-PMS chief Angping quit for personal reasons|first=Anna Felicia|last=Bajo|date=January 24, 2023|work=GMA Integrated News|accessdate=February 11, 2023}}
=Diplomatic Appointment=
On January 13, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos nominated Angping as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the French Republic. The Commission on Appointments received her nomination on January 17, 2023.{{cite news |last=Unite |first=Betheena |title=Marcos appoints Angping as France envoy |work=Manila Bulletin |date=January 19, 2023 |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/20/marcos-appoints-angping-as-france-envoy/}}
Personal life
Zenaida Angping is married to former Manila 3rd District Representative Harry Angping.{{cite news |last1=Amargo |first1=Gemma |title=Harry Angping inatras ang kandidatura |trans-title=Harry Angping withdraws candidacy|url=https://www.philstar.com/metro/2004/05/06/249023/harry-angping-inatras-ang-kandidatura |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=6 May 2004|language=fil}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Miles Roces}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the House of Representatives
from Manila's 3rd district|years=2007–2016}}
{{s-aft|after=Yul Servo}}
|-
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{{s-bef|before=Jesus Melchor Quitain}}
{{s-ttl|title=Head of the Presidential Management Staff|years=2022}}
{{s-aft|after=Elaine Masukat
Officer-in-Charge (OIC)}}
|-
{{s-dip}}
{{s-bef|before=Junever M. Mahilum-West}}
{{s-ttl|title=Ambassador of the Philippines to France|years=TBD}}
{{s-non|reason=Designate}}
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{{Manila House Representatives}}
{{Bongbong Marcos Cabinet}}
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Category:Beauty queen-politicians
Category:Bongbong Marcos administration cabinet members
Category:Filipino beauty pageant winners
Category:Politicians from Manila
Category:Lakas–CMD politicians
Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Manila
Category:Nationalist People's Coalition politicians