President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Gen. Andres Centino as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Malacañang announced on Friday. Centino, who already served the same position from November 12, 2021 to August 8, 2022, replaced Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro...
VIGAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed a Certified Public Accountant to lead the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). SANCHEZ Belinda S. Sanchez took her oath and replaced Robert Victor G. Seares Jr. in a simple ceremony at NTA Central Office in Quezon City recently. The...
PRAY (Unsplash) Pope Francis named Fr. Pablito Tagura as new Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Occidental Mindoro, the news arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reported. According to the CBCP News, the appointment was made public in Rome on...
As some agencies still await full-time secretaries, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is continuously revisiting the process, particularly at the end of the year when defeated candidates in the May 2022 elections may join the selection pool for the said vacant positions. President...
"Do not covet thy neighbor’s job." Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and DOF Secretary Ben Diokno (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave this reaction to House reporters Monday, Nov. 21, regarding the rumors that he could be appointed by Malacañang as the next Department...
TACLOBAN CITY – Ormoc City, Leyte Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for appointing her chairperson of the Regional Development Council-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas). CITY Government of Ormoc FB "I express my deepest gratitude to President Bongbong Marcos for the...
The appointment of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan to the Department of Health (DOH) was like a “slap in the face” to health workers, a member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives said on Monday, Oct. 24. Newly appointed DOH Undersecretary...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro isn't happy with the lack of a Health Secretary. This, after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that he would name a Department of Health (DOH) Secretary once the Covid-19 situation had normalized. READ:...
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has named Bohol Gov. Erico Aris Aumentado chairman of the Regional Development Council-Central Visayas (RDC 7). Named co-chairman was award-winning industrial designer Keneth Cobonpue. In a statement, the National Economic and Development...
Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has filed in the 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.486, a measure that could potentially alter the country's political landscape. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Under the HB No.486, Arroyo, a former...
A Canadian surgeon with Filipino heritage has been appointed senator of Canada. Flordeliz Gigi Osler, also known as Dr. F. Gigi Osler, was designated as senator by the Governor General to represent the province of Manitoba, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sep. 26. Photo courtesy...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has appointed Dr. Annie Bares as officer-in-charge executive director of the DA-Regional Field Office I (Ilocos). DA-RFO I officials (from left) Garcia, Bares, and Fernando. She replaced Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan who served as OIC from...
