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CA OKs nomination of new Comelec commissioner

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 04:47 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Appointments has approved the nomination of Manila’s Chief Prosecutor Rey Echavarria Bulay, as the newest Commissioner of the Commission on Elections. Read more »

Retired general gets CA nod as next PH envoy to Brazil

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 04:41 PM

A retired general nominated to be the Philippines’ next ambassador to Brazil got the Commission on Appointments’ nod on Wednesday. Read more »

Promotion ng ex PMA head hinarang ng pamilya Dormitorio

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 03:02 AM

Isang kadete si Dormitorio na sinasabing namatay sa hazing o pangmamaltrato ng mga upperclassmen sa Philippine Military Academy noong 2019. Read more »

Davao poll exec takes oath as ad interim Comelec commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 08:41 PM

The poll body said Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio took her oath of office as ad interim Commissioner on Dec. 23, for a term expiring on Feb. 2, 2027. Read more »

CA bypasses appointment of Davao poll veteran as Comelec commissioner

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 03:16 PM

The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday deferred the appointment of Davao del Norte provincial election supervisor Aimee Ferolino Ampoloquio as a commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) until she could submit documents and answer questions about her husband's assets. Read more »

Arrest warrant vs Joma Sison won't be enforced inside PH embassies: Locsin

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 05:25 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said he was not inclined to have Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison should he visit the Philippine embassy in the Netherlands. Read more »

Gobyerno ng US, di pa umano nagbibigay ng pabuya para sa pagkahuli ng mga terorista

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:16 AM

Hindi pa tumutupad ang pamahalaan ng Estados Unidos sa mga pangako na magbibigay ng pabuya kapag nahuli sa bansa ang mga itinuturing nilang terorista. Read more »

Commission on Appointments confirms new PH envoy to Kuwait

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at Sep 16 09:42 PM

The Philippine Commission on Appointments and Committee on Foreign Affairs approved on Wednesday the nomination of Mohd Noordin Pendosina Lomondot as the new Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait. Read more »

AFP chief's comment on social media 'regulation' may cost him CA nod: Lacson

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 06:07 PM

The Commission on Appointments (CA) may reject the nomination of Armed Forced chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay should he fail to clarify his previous comment that social media needs to be "regulated" under the anti-terror law, an official of the Appointments panel said Monday. Read more »

Southern Luzon military chief denies red tagging journalists, activists, students

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 09:54 PM

MANILA - A military official in Southern Luzon on Monday denied that he has been labelling several activists and journalists as communist insurgents. Read more »

Political will, not more jets, needed to assert PH right in West Philippine Sea: military official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 07:19 PM

The government needs to show it is "serious in protecting its rights" in the West Philippine Sea for other nations to respect Manila's claim in the disputed area, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. told the Commission on Appointments. Read more »

'No place in the AFP': Military officials reject proposed revolutionary government

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 05:19 PM

Two ranking military officials on Monday rejected a proposal to establish a revolutionary government, saying an extraconstitutional measure was not necessary in the country. Read more »

Killing of 4 soldiers in Sulu by policemen in June may be linked to 'rido': military official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 05:05 PM

The killing of 4 soldiers in Jolo, Sulu in June may be linked to "rido" or a feud among clans in the area, a military official said Monday. Read more »

Imee Marcos asks Sara Duterte: Why is President 'afraid' of you?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 04:51 PM

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio on Wednesday faced the Commission on Appointments, but instead of being quizzed about her promotion as Army reserve colonel, the panel asked why President Rodrigo Duterte is "afraid" of her.   Read more »

Inday Sara, Ungab confirmed as colonels of Philippine Army Reserve

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 02:32 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Davao Rep. Isidro Ungab as colonels of the Army's reserve force. Read more »

Budget chief Avisado secures Commission on Appointments nod

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 01:47 PM

Anyone in the department found guilty of corruption in the department will be held accountable, said Avisado, the former city administrator of Davao. The budget chief said he would "take full responsibility." Read more »

CA confirms Dar's appointment as Agriculture chief

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 01:41 PM

The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Sec. William Dar as Agriculture chief, with some lawmakers saying he is "overqualified" for the post. Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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 »