Senate elects new secretary, sergeant-at-arms

MANILA, Philippines—Senators on Monday elected a former congressman and presidential adviser on legislative affairs as the new secretary of the Senate.  No senator objected when Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri nominated Mark Llandro “Dong” Mendoza to the post vacated by retired Senate Secretary Renato  Bantug. Zubiri described Mendoza as a “seasoned government official” having served as a member of