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Promosyon ng 9 mambabatas bilang Colonel sa AFP Reserve, kinatigan ng CA

  By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Lumusot na sa makapangyarihang Commission on Appointments ang promosyon ng siyam na reserve senior military officers ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na kinabibilangan ng mga senador at mga kongresista. Mula sa ranggong Lt. Colonel, napromote bilang mga full-fledged Colonel sina senador Loren Legarda, senador Manny Pacquiao, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Farinas, Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia, Cavite Rep. Roy Loyola […]

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SC acquits two men convicted of rape in 2012

(Eagle News) — Two men who were convicted of rape by a Davao court in 2012 have been acquitted by the Supreme Court. In acquitting Juvy Amarela and Junard Racho, the High Court did not apply what is supposedly the decades-old women’s honor doctrine, under which women are believed not to lie about being raped because “women, especially Filipinos, would not admit that they have been abused unless that abuse had actually happened.” In a decision […]

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CA approves appointment of Guerrero as AFP chief

(Eagle News) — Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero on Wednesday breezed through the powerful Commission on Appointments hearing his ad interim appointment as  Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff. No member of the CA opposed the CA’s committee on national defense’s  appointment endorsement of Guerrero, even with the seasoned military official slated to retire on December 17. On this day, Guerrero is expected to reach the mandatory age of retirement, or 56. The then-Eastern Mindanao Command […]

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JUST IN: CA rejects Ubial nomination as health secretary

(Eagle News) — Paulyn Ubial’s nomination as health secretary has been rejected by the powerful Commission on Appointments. At least 13 members of the CA voted against her approval. Ubial is the fifth President Rodrigo Duterte Cabinet appointee rejected by the CA. The first was Perfecto Yasay as foreign affairs secretary, followed by Gina Lopez as environment secretary. Also rejected were Judy Taguiwalo as social welfare secretary, and Rafael Mariano as agrarian reform secretary.

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CA confirms Roy Cimatu as environment secretary

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Roy Cimatu as environment secretary. “Mr. President, it is my great pleasure and honor to report to the Commission, to the President, to the men and women of the (Department of Environment and Natural Resources), and to the whole nation, of the overwhelming ‘yes’ votes of the members of this Commission, confirming and affirming (the ad interim appointment of Cimatu)..,” Manny Pacquiao, […]

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Davao Rep. Floirendo on his removal from CA: “So be it”

(Eagle News) — So be it. This was the reaction of Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo after he was removed from the powerful Commission on Appointments on Monday. In a statement, Floirendo said from the very start, his position at the CA was “at the behest of the Lower House leadership.” “If the House leadership deemed me as no longer needed in the CA post, then so be it,” he said. He said he […]

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President Duterte on CA rejection of Gina Lopez appointment: “Sayang”

“Sayang si Gina.” This was the reaction of President Rodrigo Duterte to the Commission on Appointments’ rejection of Gina Lopez’s nomination as environment secretary on Wednesday. “I really liked her passion,” he said, noting that he made a pitch for her during a gathering in Malacanang. In his speech during the Orthopedic Association Convention on Thursday, the President said, however, that not everything was within his “control.” He said this was a democracy after all. “..And lobby money […]

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Malacanang expresses “deep concern” over CA’s rejection of Gina Lopez

  (Eagle News) — Malacañang expressed “deep concern” over the rejection of environment stalwart, Gina Lopez, as the secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) by the Commission on Appointments. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that while the Palace respects the CA’s decision, it is concerned about what happened. “It is with deep concern that the CA has seen fit to reject her appointment. On the other hand, it’s a democratic process and we […]

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Aguirre confirmed as DOJ chief by CA

    (Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments confirmed today the ad interim appointment of Vitaliano Aguirre II  as Justice Secretary. In a hearing Wednesday afternoon (February 15) at the Senate, the CA confirmed Aguirre’s appointment as head of the Department of Justice, after the speeches of Senators Loren Legarda and JV Ejercito extolling the qualities and experience of Aguirre, befitting his position as the Justice chief of the country. It was Legarda who […]

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CA affirms decision junking Menorca’s amparo case vs INC

  (Eagle News) – The Court of Appeals has upheld its earlier decision dismissing the plea for protection of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II and his family against the INC for lack of merit and for being moot and academic. In a three-page resolution, the CA’s Seventh Division dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by Menorca’s brother, Anthony, and his sister-in-law Jungko Otsuka for lack of merit, thus affirming its decision last […]

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Court dismisses Lowell Menorca’s writ of amparo petition

The Court of Appeals officially dismissed the Writ of Amparo petition filed by expelled Iglesia ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca and his family. In a 13-page resolution of the CA 7th division, dated April 21, 2016, written by Associate Justice Victoria Isabel Paredes, the court favored the omnibus motion filed by the Iglesia ni Cristo seeking the dismissal of the case, for being “moot and academic.” According to the CA, the court is just wasting […]

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