Tag: Commission on Appointments (CA)

Brawner, 29 other AFP generals and senior officers get CA nod

(MANILA BULLETIN) 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 Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Romeo Brawner…
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CA gives nod to two ambassadors

(MANILA TIMES) THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the nomination and ad interim appointment of two ambassadors and one senior Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official. The CA confirmed the nomination of Mersole Mellejor as ambassador to Nigeria, with concurrent jurisdiction over Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Equatorial…
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CA OKs appointments of 2 envoys, DFA official

(GMA NEWS) The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the nominations of two ambassadors and the promotion of one Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official. This, after the CA committee on foreign affairs endorsed the following appointments and promotions to the plenary: ·       Philippe Jones Lhuillier – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…
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Sponsorship Speech on the Appointment of 7 Officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs as ambassadors

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH  Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada  Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs  Mr. President, distinguished members of the Commission on Appointments, this representation, as your Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, presided the very first public hearing of the C.A. for the 19th Congress last August 31, 2022.  This morning, this representation presided one of the…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Former Pres. Joseph Estrada’s aides de-camp are now one-star generals

Former Pres. Joseph Estrada’s aides-de-camp are now one-star generals: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada gives a warm welcome to Presidential Security Group (PSG) chief Brig. Gen. Ramon P. Zagala (L) and Brig. Gen. Antonio Z. Francisco Jr. Philippine Air Force (PAF) Wing Commander, 710th Special Operations Wing (R) Wednesday afternoon, May 17, 2023, shortly after receiving the…
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PHOTO RELEASE: ‘Maraming, maraming salamat po sa inyong serbisyo sa ating bansa’

‘Maraming, maraming salamat po sa inyong serbisyo sa ating bansa’: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada commends the men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the high trust and approval ratings they received in the recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey. “This people’s trust and confidence to the AFP is made possible by…
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Tejano would need Marcos’ reappointment if he gets bypassed by CA next week -Estrada

(GMA NEWS) Bienvenido Tejano would need to be reappointed if his nomination as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Papua New Guinea, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Kiribati and Solomon Islands will not be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments next week, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said. “We will give him a last chance on…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy defers nominations, ad interim appointments of forei

JINGGOY DEFERS NOMINATIONS, AD INTERIM APPOINTMENTS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIALS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada leads the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing Wednesday, March 8, 2023 on the nominations of Bienvenido Tejano as Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and Manuel Antonio Javier Teehankee as the country’s representative to the World Trade Organization…
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PRIB PHOTO: Light moment before CA confirmation proceedings

LIGHT MOMENT BEFORE CA CONFIRMATION PROCEEDINGS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada shares a light moment with colleagues before calling the hearing of the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs to order Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Estrada, committee chairperson, presides over the panel deliberations on the nominations and ad interim appointments of two ambassadors and…
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CA confirms nominations of 15 Foreign Affairs officials

(THE MANILA TIMES) THE Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the nomination and ad interim appointments of 15 senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), including the country’s ambassador to New Zealand. The CA on Wednesday confirmed Kira Azucena as Philippine ambassador to New Zealand with concurrent jurisdiction over Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and…
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