Appointments of over 40 more confirmed (Eagle News)– The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday, May 17, the ad interim appointment of Presidential Security Group (PSG) chief Brigadier General Ramon Zagala. Also confirmed were the following: Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres Jr. Major General Fabian Pedregosa Major General Proceso Rebancos Major General Steve Crespillo Major General Elpidio Talja Major General Rogelio Ulanday Major General Marion Sison Major General Luis Rex Bergante Major General Rommel Tello […]
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CA confirms ad interim appointments of Cordoba as COA chair, Ople as DMW chief
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday, Nov. 29, confirmed the ad interim appointment of Commission on Audit chair Gamaliel Cordoba. Also confirmed was the ad interim appointment of Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople. With his appointment confirmed, Cordoba is expected to sit at the helm of the audit agency until February 2, 2029. Ople, meanwhile, will sit as DMW chief until the end of President Bongbong Marcos’ term unless she […]
CA confirms Avisado’s ad interim appointment as Budget chief
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments has confirmed the ad interim appointment of Wendel Avisado as Budget secretary. The CA plenary made the confirmation after the CA committee on budget and management made the recommendation for the same. Avisado was designated to the post by President Rodrigo Duterte last year. He served as Davao administrator at a time President Duterte was mayor of the city.
CA panel recommends confirmation of Avisado as Budget secretary
(Eagle News) — A Commission on Appointments panel has recommended for confirmation the ad interim appointment of Wendel Avisado as Budget secretary. The recommendation was done by the CA’s committee on budget and management in a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The recommendation will be submitted to the plenary for approval. Avisado was designated to the post by President Rodrigo Duterte last year.
CA confirms appointment of new JBC member, promotion of 50 military officials
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday, June 4, confirmed the appointment of a new Judicial and Bar Council member. Apart from confirming the ad interim appointment of retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Noel Tijam, who will represent the academe in the body, the CA also approved the promotions of around 50 military officials. Below is a list: Leonarda Varilla to Colonel, Dental Service Pedro Agapito to Colonel, Philippine Air Force Julieta […]
Palace confident BSP governor Diokno will hurdle Commission on Appointments
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, March 5, expressed confidence the Commission on Appointments would approve Benjamin Diokno’s appointment as the new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Diokno was, after all, “a good man,” an “experienced man,” an “expert man” and a “man of integrity.” He said these were the reasons President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Diokno at the helm of the BSP in the first place. Earlier, then-House […]
Two Cabinet members, Marine Col. Marcelino, others get CA nod
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, Feb. 6, confirmed the appointments of two Cabinet members. Apart from Eduardo Año, who was confirmed as Interior secretary, and Rolando Bautista who was confirmed as secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, confirmed were Aileen Lizada as commissioner of the Civil Service Commission and 43 military officials, including Marine Col. Ferdinand Marcelino, who faced drug charges in 2016. In May 2017, the Department of Justice, […]
Commission on Appointments confirms nomination of Madrigal as AFP chief
Appointments of 9 others also confirmed (Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, Jan. 30, confirmed the appointments of several individuals, including that of General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief. Also confirmed were Brigadier General Virgilio Bartolome, Lt. General Noel Clement and seven officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The seven DFA officials were: Leah Basinang-Ruiz as Ambassador to the Republic of Poland with concurrent jurisdiction over Ukraine, […]
UPDATED: CA approves Locsin’s appointment as DFA secretary
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, Nov. 28, approved the appointment of Teodoro Locsin, Jr. as Foreign Affairs Secretary. Nobody opposed Locsin’s confirmation at the plenary, which took up the matter after the CA’s foreign affairs committee made the recommendation earlier in the day. Locsin was appointed at the helm of the Department of Foreign Affairs by President Rodrigo Duterte, following the resignation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano resigned […]
Lacson: Locsin getting CA confirmation as DFA chief “easier than singing in shower”
(Eagle News) — For Senator Panfilo Lacson, Teodoro Locsin Jr. getting the confirmation of the Commission on Appointments as Foreign Affairs secretary will be “easier than singing in the shower.” Lacson, chair of the foreign affairs panel, made the comment in a Tweet on Friday, Nov. 23, days before the CA was expected to take up Locsin’s appointment. President Rodrigo Duterte handpicked Locsin to replace then-Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, who resigned to run […]
3 Cabinet execs, several others get CA nod
(Eagle News) — Three Cabinet members and several others were confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 30. Confirmed as Tourism, Justice and Agrarian Reform secretaries, respectively, were Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Menardo Guevarra and John Castriciones. Puyat was appointed to head the tourism department after Wanda Teo resigned over a P60-million advertisement placement deal. Guevarra was also appointed following the resignation of Vitaliano Aguirre III, who faced public indignation over a Department of Justice’s panel […]
Guevarra gets CA nod as justice secretary
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 30, confirmed the appointment of Menardo Guevarra as Justice Secretary. Guevarra’s confirmation came a day after Bernadette Romulo-Puyat was confirmed as Tourism Secretary. Guevarra was deputy executive director before he was appointed to head the justice department, whose then-secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre III, resigned following public indignation over a DOJ panel of prosecutors dismissal of drug charges filed against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa and others.
