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Remulla, 48 other Marcos appointees await CA approval
The Philippine Star
|November 04, 2024
The Commission on Appointments (CA) is set to deliberate on the ad interim appointment of newly designated Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla Jr. and 48 other presidential appointees, as Congress resumes session today.
Aside from Remulla, Trade Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque and Civil Service Commission chairperson Marilyn Barua-Yap are among those waiting for their confirmation hearings.
"We have 48 new appointees pending confirmation as of Oct. 30," Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, CA assistant minority leader, said in a statement yesterday.
This story is from the November 04, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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