Former DOT regional director named National Youth Commission chair

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Joseph Francisco Ortega as the new Chairperson of the National Youth Commission (NYC), the government body responsible for youth development policies.

Ortega, with a background in tourism and youth advocacy, previously served as Regional Director of the Department of Tourism Region 1.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.  

Karl Josef Legazpi, a Director at the House of Representatives, was also named the second Commissioner-at-Large of the NYC.