Complex sentence: In November 2009, José David Lapuz was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as commissioner/board member of the National Historical Institute which promotes Philippine history and cultural heritage through research, dissemination, conservation, sites management and heraldry works.
Split into simpler sentences: In November 2009, José David Lapuz was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as commissioner/board member of the National Historical Institute. The National Historical Institute promotes Philippine history and cultural heritage through research, dissemination, conservation, sites management and heraldry works.