ASEAN Has New Deputy Secretary-General

Ms Alicia Dela Rosa Bala from the Philippines recently assumed her duties as Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta.

 

DSG Alicia Bala will assist the Secretary-General of ASEAN in providing leadership and managing the ASCC Department covering Divisions of Culture & Information; Education, Youth & Training; Social Welfare, Women, Labour & Migrant Workers; Environment; Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance; Health and Communicable Diseases; and Science & Technology. She will oversee the operation and monitor implementation of the Charter and the ASEC Blueprint on these fronts, and provide strategic advice to the Secretary-General in areas under her purviews.

 

DSG Alicia Bala, nominated by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, will serve a three-year term succeeding DSG Dato’ Misran Karmain of Malaysia. DSG Alicia Bala’s appointment was approved by the ASEAN Coordinating Council through ad-referendum. Previously, she was Undersecretary for the Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Office of the Philippines (2005-2012). A graduate of the University of the Philippines and Centro Escolar University, DSG Alicia Bala specialises in social work studies.