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CA CONFIRMS RECTO AS FINANCE CHIEF

Senator Bong Go expressed his strong approval and support for the appointment of fellow Batangueño and former senator Ralph Recto as the new Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) after all members of the Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously agreed to confirm the ad interim appointment of the latter. In a manifestation during the […]

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CA TO TACKLE RECTO’S CONFIRMATION ON MARCH 13

The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) will deliberate on Ralph Recto’s designation as Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) on March 13. “The CA’s committee on finance chaired by Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. will hold its confirmation hearing on Secretary Recto’s ad-interim appointment on Wednesday,” CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny […]

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RECTO, 170 APPOINTEES SET FOR CA CONFIRMATION

Newly designated Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is on top of the list of 171 presidential appointees awaiting their confirmation hearings once Congress resumes session on January 22. “The CA has already received the appointment papers of Secretary Recto, along with the nomination papers of two ambassadors, and the promotion papers of 168 senior military officers,” CA Assistant […]

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HERBOSA TO FACE CA GRILLING ON DEC. 5 – PIMENTEL

Reappointed Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa will face the screening panel of the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) for the second time on December 5, CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel announced. Pimentel said the CA’s committee on health has scheduled Herbosa’s new confirmation hearing on the same morning that the commission’s committee […]

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TIU LAUREL, HERBOSA FOR CA CONFIRMATION

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has submitted to the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA), for confirmation, the ad interim appointment of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said. “Secretary (Tiu) Laurel and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa are on top of the new batch of 57 […]

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TEODORO, HERBOSA, BRAWNER, 35 OTHERS SET FOR CA

The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) will start confirmation hearings on 38 officials recently appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to various key positions, CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said. “The CA’s committee on foreign affairs chaired by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada will kick off the confirmation hearings on Wednesday, August […]

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CA TO SCRUTINIZE PROMOTION OF 25 MILITARY EXECS

The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has received the appointment papers of 25 newly promoted senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “The CA received their appointment papers from Malacañang on June 27,” Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel, CA assistant minority leader, said. “The batch is composed of a major general […]

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CA OKS DOTR, NEDA, DHSUD CHIEFS, 2 COMELEC EXECS

On its last plenary session for the year, the Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the ad interim appointments of three cabinet secretaries, two commissioners of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), 54 officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the nominations and ad interim appointments of six foreign service officials in the Department […]

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FRASCO GETS CA NOD AS TOURISM SECRETARY

The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the ad interim appointment of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, following the endorsement made by the CA Committee on Tourism and Economic Development. “At this time when our country’s tourism is trying to get back up from the devastating effects of the pandemic, we need […]

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NOGRALES TO IMPLEMENT MUCH-NEEDED CSC REFORMS

The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the renomination of Atty. Karlo Nograles as chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. renominated him as the CSC’s chairperson-designate in June 2022. “Our officials and employees, are eager to continue working with him on the laid-out plans and much-needed civil service reforms.” “From when […]