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'...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has bypassed the ad interim appointment of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Javier “Ted” Herbosa due to lack of material time. Health Secretary Teodoro Javier "Ted" Herbosa faces the Commission on Appointments' (CA) Committee meeting on the...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta Will SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta give a hard time to Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa during the latter's confirmation hearing? Such is the question on the minds of observers in Congress...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of DND) The Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. as the Secretary of National Defense (SND) on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Teodoro’s appointment was...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 13 confirmed the ad interim appointment of Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. faces the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (second row, middle) and other senior military officers pose for a photo with the members of the Commission on Appointments during the deliberation of their ad interim appointments on August 30, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The ad...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), on Wednesday, August 30, confirmed the ad interim appointment of Romeo Brawner Jr. as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff. The Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the ad interim appointment of Armed Forces of the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Wednesday, August 30 said majority of the soldiers are “willing to sacrifice” a portion of their salary to accommodate the Executive Department’s proposal to make contributions for their military pension...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff Romeo Brawner Jr. (Wikipedia) The Commission on Appointments (CA) will deliberate on Romeo Brawner Jr.’s promotion to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff with the rank of four-star...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, August 9, confirmed the appointments of three Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) envoys. Confirmed during a plenary session presided by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, concurrent CA chairman, were: Philippe Jones Lhuillier as...
