Palace confirms appointment of Natividad as new OMB chair

October 2, 2020

Malacanang confirmed on Friday the appointment of lawyer Christian Natividad as the new chairman of the Optical Media Board.

In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Natividad was appointed as member representing the academe and chairperson of OMB for a term of three years.

"We hope the appointment of Mr. Natividad would lead the OMB to greater heights, particularly in fighting optical media piracy and protecting intellectual property rights in digital form," he said.

On his Facebook page, Natividad, a former mayor of Malolos City, posted his photo on Thursday where he took his oath of office before Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. Celerina Monte/DMS