(Eagle News) — Three Cabinet members and several others were confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 30.
Confirmed as Tourism, Justice and Agrarian Reform secretaries, respectively, were Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Menardo Guevarra and John Castriciones.
Puyat was appointed to head the tourism department after Wanda Teo resigned over a P60-million advertisement placement deal.
Guevarra was also appointed following the resignation of Vitaliano Aguirre III, who faced public indignation over a Department of Justice’s panel of prosecutors dismissal of drug charges against self-confessed druglord Kerwin Espinosa, among others, while Castriciones replaced Rafael Mariano, who was rejected by the powerful CA.
Apart from the three Cabinet members, also confirmed were Socorro Inting as elections commissioner, Sulpicio Miguel Confiado as Philippine Ambassador to Egypt, and Akmad Atiah Sakkam as Philippine Ambassador to Jordan.
The CA also confirmed the appointments of Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez, Colonel Emmanuel Mahipus, Brigadier General Rolando Rodil, Brigadier General Joselito Maclan, and Brigadier General Nelson Collantes.
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