Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has given up his seat in the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) for Senator Christopher "Bong" Go. Gatchalian disclosed the matter during an interview on Wednesday, explaining that membership in the CA is based on the political parties of a senator. Go is a member...
If you're planning to make Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos your "padrino" or backer, forget about it. Rep. Marcos admitted on Monday, July 4 that a lot of individuals have been approaching him for "favors" especially now that his father is the president of the country. He made this...
Malacañang said Thursday, June 2, it respects the Commission on Appointments (CA) although it bypassed the confirmation of the recent appointment of three top Commission on Elections (Comelec) by outgoing President Duterte. "We recognize the power vested by the Constitution in the Commission on...
If ever he will be given the chance to serve the public again, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday, June 1 that he will choose the poll body 10 times. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) He made the statement after the Commission on...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) today (June 1) bypassed the appointments of five nominees of the Duterte administration to three constitutional commissions and offices. The bypass came after Senator Cynthia A. Villar, chairwoman of the CA constitutional commissions and offices...
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...
