Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he hopes that the Commission on Appointments (CA) will consider the ad interim appointments of the remaining 115 senior military officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) whose confirmation are still pending at the committee level. Go voiced his...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Monday confirmed the ad interim appointments of 17 military generals and officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senators Christopher Lawrence “Bong Go (9th from right), Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (6th from right), and Cynthia Villar...
Questions about the declaration of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s faction as the legitimate members of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban), as well as Smartmatic’s data breach, the reshuffling of some election officers in Mindanao would be “hanging over the heads” of...
Newly-appointed Comelec Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri should resign in order to save herself, President Duterte and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from embarassment and unnecessary distraction that could affect the integrity of the upcoming May 2022 elections, Senate Minority Leader...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) welcomed the ad interim appointment of former Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles as the new chief of the agency. (Photo from Karlo Nograles' Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Wednesday, March 9, Commissioner Aileen Lourdes A. Lizada said that...
Senator Francis Tolentino has urged President Duterte to appoint three Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioners to replace those who have retired. Tolentino said there is a need for a full complement of officials at the poll body because of the heavy load related to the May 2022 national and...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada welcomed on Friday, Feb. 4 incoming commissioner Atty. Ryan Alvin Acosta to the central human resource agency of the Philippine government. Senate President and Commission on Appointments (CA) Chairman Vicente C. Sotto III leads the...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 29, approved the appointments of 24 general/flag and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senate President Vicente Sotto III bangs the gavel signifying the start of the plenary session on November 24,...
Retired Philippine Army Major Gen. Mario Fontanilla Chan is the new Philippine ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. Retired Army Major Gen. Mario Chan (right) takes his oath as the new Philippine ambassador-designate to Brazil before Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa on Wednesday, August 25, defended the continued funding for the government’s anti-insurgency program through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Senator Bato De la Rosar Based on his personal experience in travelling...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) believes that insurgency will end when roads begin ‘’because the guerilla bases will no longer exist if roads will be open to that area.‘’ Members of the Philippine Army during a rescue operation to get trapped residents in Barangay Datu Javier,...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, June 2, confirmed the appointments of 28 ranking officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led by a lieutenant general and three major generals. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Confirmed by the CA during its plenary...