Members of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), responsible for confirming or rejecting presidential appointees, swore in and elected officers during its first plenary session on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for the 20th Congress. During Tuesday’s plenary session, August 26, 2025, Senate President...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, August 18 named the initial nine members of the Commission on Appointments (CA) for the 20th Congress. The initial nine members are Senators 1. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, 2. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, 3....
Senator Pia Cayetano joined on Friday, July 11 health , civil society and child rights advocates in opposing the appointment of Dave Gomez as secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Cayetano said appointing someone with longstanding ties to the tobacco industry to a top...
On the last session day of the 19th Congress, the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the ad interim appointment of Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Pangilinan...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) approved on Tuesday, June 10 the ad interim appointments of Ma. Norina Tangaro-Casingal and Noli Rafol Pipo as commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). This was after the powerful appointments body’s Committee on Constitutional Commission and...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, June 4 approved the ad interim appointments of three Cabinet officials, including Vince Dizon as secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani Mercado, who led the deliberation on his appointment as chairperson...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday, June 3 clarified that the rehabilitation of the Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) is only postponed and not technically cancelled. Dizon pointed this out during the hearing of his ad interim appointment before the Commission...
A Commission on Appointments (CA) panel has recommended the confirmation of Secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon as Department of Transportation (DOTr) chief on Tuesday, June 3. No member of the CA’s Committee on Transportation objected when Rep. LRay Villafuerte made the motion to recommend...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved the nominations and appointments of 86 generals, flag officers and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The following are the names of the nominees and appointees that were approved by the CA: Promoted to Commodore...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 5 vowed to nominate Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III as a member of the powerful appointments body when Congress resumes session in June. Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (Senate photo) “When session resumes on...
President Marcos has named Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) undersecretary Oscar Valenzuela as the new chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. New Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Oscar Valenzuela (PNP/Facebook) The...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, February 4, confirmed the ad interim appointments of 19 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the CA Committee on Foreign Affairs,...
