The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in plenary session the ad interim appointments of 16 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). All of the officials hurdled the deliberations led by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the CA Committee on Foreign...
Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (Photo courtesy of DMW) Newly-designated Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac's confirmation hearing with the Commission on Appointments (CA) is coming later this month, CA Assistant Minority Leader...
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and so said a proverb from the 17 th century. And it could hold true to this day in this country, for two women, who have alleged to have suffered different forms of abuse in the hands of their high-ranking military-husbands, and are now on a...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has bypassed the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of a brigadier general after he failed to commit the necessary amount needed to support his children and his estranged wife. The CA’s committee on national defense is expected to tackle...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, March 13 unanimously approved the ad interim appointment of Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Ralph Recto. Former senator Ralph Recto swiftly breezes through the confirmation proceedings as Secretary of the Department of Finance...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in plenary session the ad interim appointments of six (6) foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and two (2) ambassadors. The CA in particular confirms the nomination of ambassador to Cambodia Flerida...
The Commission on Appointments’ (CA) Committee on National Defense on Tuesday, March 12 deferred the appointment of Brig. Gen. Ranulfo Sevilla after his estranged wife opposed his ad interim appointment. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri affirmed the CA’s decision on...
DOF Secretary Ralph Recto (Facebook) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has predicted "smooth sailing" for Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto's confirmation before the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). ...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved the ad interim appointments of Brig. General Ramon P. Zagala, former chief of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), and 45 other flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Zagala, former Commander of the PSG, was...
President Marcos has appointed lawyer Jose Moises Salonga as the new administrator of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), which promotes and oversees the development of water supply systems in provincial cities and municipalities. LWUA website Marcos appointed Salonga to the post on...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (PPAB) Members of Congress are set vet the credentials of the new Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) chief and the new Presidential Security Group (PSG)...
Sen. Francis Tolentino confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 19, that he will vacate the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee post in fulfillment of a sacred commitment to serve for a concise term of one and a half years. "I find it both a duty and an honor to uphold the essence of a prior agreement. This decision is...
