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...
Malacañang said President Duterte already has a shortlist of people whom he will appoint to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as three of the highest positions in the poll body shall be vacated in February. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nogrlaes made...
Malacañang has designated Bernie Ferrer Cruz as acting secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Malacañang Palace (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this move by the executive branch in a message to Malacañang reporters Saturday, Oct. 30....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has managed to slightly improve its output in terms of processing passport applications amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The agency reported on Saturday, Oct. 2 that it has already matched its...
Having trouble logging in to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) website for passport appointments? (Glenn Carstens Peters/ Unsplash) Check your Internet connection, and keep trying. This was essentially the advice DFA Undersecretary Brigido Dulay gave to the public Saturday, Oct. 2, amid...
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,...
