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CA defers confirmation of Philippines' envoy to UN

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 10:16 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday deferred the confirmation of Rodolfo Dia Robles as the Philippines’ permanent representative to the United Nations. Read more »

Honasan gets CA nod as DICT secretary

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Updated as of Sep 11 06:47 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the designation of former senator Gregorio Honasan as Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary. Read more »

Gina Lopez's one regret? Rejection as DENR chief, says ex-Cabinet official

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Updated as of Aug 20 12:20 PM

MANILA - Philanthropist Gina Lopez had felt she could have done more for the environment had she retained her government post, former social welfare secretary Judy Taguiwalo said Tuesday. Read more »

CA confirms Lizada, Año, Bautista

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 06:58 PM

Civil Service Commissioner Aileen Lizada, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista pose for photos with Senate President Tito Sotto and Sen. Miguel Zubiri after they were confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on Wednesday. Read more »

Ex-military men Año, Bautista get CA nod

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Updated as of Feb 06 04:15 PM

The powerful Commission on Appointments confirmed Wednesday the appointment of two former military officials to President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet. Read more »

CA approves Madrigal appointment as military chief

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 04:46 PM

The Commission on Appointments approved Wednesday the ad interim appointment of Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, Jr. Read more »

DFA Sec Locsin hurdles Commission on Appointments

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Updated as of Nov 28 06:17 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday approved the appointment of Teodoro "Teddy" Locsin Jr. as Foreign Affairs Secretary. Read more »

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

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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

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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

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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
Updated as of Jan 28 09:10 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 »