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...
The Commission on Appointments’ (CA) has finally confirmed the ad interim appointment of Department of Health (DOH) chief Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa and Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday, December 5. The CA, led by its chairman Senate President...
DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa (Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa will face the screening panel of the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) for the second time on Dec. 5, CA Assistant Minority Leader...
DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (left), Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel acknowledged on Sunday, Nov. 26 the hefty challenge that Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has to...
DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has received the ad interim appointment Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. from President Marcos. “Secretary...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has announced the names of new appointees in the Marcos administration, including a new Special Envoy to South Korea for Trade and Investments and a new commissioner at the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
