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'Pagpupuwesto' sa mga dating militar, ikinabahala ng ilang sektor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 09:35 PM

Sa bilang ng grupong Bayan Muna, pang-60 na si Philippine Army chief Rolando Bautista sa mahabang listahan ng mga dating sundalo sa administrasyong Duterte.    Read more »

DOLE exec, sinisi, sinibak ni Duterte dahil sa mga strike

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 09:28 PM

Itinanggi ng Palasyo na may "crackdown" ang gobyerno sa mga labor leader kasunod ng naging banta ng Pangulo na huhulihin sila. Read more »

Duterte says relieved Congress rejected leftist leaders' Cabinet appointments

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 08:33 PM

CALAMBA CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he was relieved that the Commission on Appointments chose to reject the appointments of leftist leaders he named to his Cabinet following the breakdown of peace negotiations with communist rebels.   Read more »

CA confirms Galvez as AFP chief

Cesar Tomambo/Senate PRIB
Posted at May 30 05:21 PM

Commission on Appointments (CA) Chairman and Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III congratulates Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez, Jr. after his ad-interim appointment was confirmed on Wednesday. Read more »

Tourism, Justice, Agrarian Reform chiefs confirmed by CA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 01:05 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the ad interim appointments of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones, and Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. Read more »

Romulo-Puyat gets CA panel's nod

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 07:27 PM

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat is congratulated by a colleague after she got the nod of a Commission on Appointments committee at the Senate on Tuesday. Read more »

CA panel approves Castriciones appointment as DAR chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 04:58 PM

A Commission on Appointments (CA) committee approved the appointment of lawyer John Castriciones as agrarian reform secretary on Tuesday. Read more »

Tourism chief Romulo-Puyat gets CA panel's nod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 02:51 PM

A Commission on Appointments committee on Tuesday confirmed Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat, who is cracking down on alleged questionable deals in her department. Read more »

Umali wants judiciary appointees to get lawmakers' nod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 05:33 PM

House justice committee chairman Reynaldo Umali on Tuesday floated the idea of subjecting judiciary appointees to the scrutiny of lawmakers in the Commission on Appointments.  Read more »

Castriciones reappointed as acting DAR secretary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 07:14 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed lawyer John Castriciones as acting Agrarian Reform secretary. Read more »

CA bypasses DAR chief's appointment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 01:44 PM

The Commission on Appointments deferred action on Agrarian Reform Secretary John Rualo Castriciones on Wednesday.   Read more »

Duque confirmed as health chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 03:10 PM

Lawmakers on Wednesday affirmed the appointment of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who was last year assigned to the post he first held years ago. Read more »

Lawmakers defer vote on Duque confirmation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 07:18 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday failed to secure the approval of lawmakers in his return to the Cabinet, pending further deliberations. Read more »

Ubial, 'na-pressure' sa bakuna sa dengue ng asawa ni Garin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 11:33 PM

Ayon kay dating Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial, nagpalaan ng 2018 budget para sa dengue vaccine si Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin Jr., asawa ng sinundan niya sa DOH na si Janette. Read more »

Bagong kumpirmang AFP chief, magreretiro na sa loob ng 11 araw

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 11:28 PM

Bagong kompirma pa lang na AFP chief of staff si Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero. Pero nakatakda na siyang magretiro sa Disyembre 17. Read more »

AFP Chief of Staff Guerrero gets CA nod

Junny Roy, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 07:27 PM

Members of the Commission on Appointments, led by Senate President Aquilino Pimental III, Senator Manny Pacquiao and Rep. Ronaldo Zamora, join newly appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero after his confirmation on Wednesday. Read more »

CA confirms Guerrero as Armed Forces chief-of-staff

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 03:30 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday formally confirmed the appointment of Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero as the Armed Forces Chief of Staff. Read more »

Fariñas wants Commission on Appointments to scrutinize high judicial appointments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 06:58 PM

House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas on Wednesday said justices should also be screened by the Commission on Appointments instead of going through vetting only by the Judicial and Bar Council.   Read more »

Ubial, nais pa ring magtrabaho sa gobyerno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 01:39 AM

Naniniwala si Paulyn Ubial na ginapang ng ilang sektor na huwag siyang makumpirma bilang Health Secretary. Read more »

Ubial, tinanggihan bilang Health secretary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 09:07 PM

Hindi kinumpirma ng Commission on Appointments si Paulyn Jean Ubial bilang kalihim ng Department of Health. Read more »