A copy of the letter submitted to the congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) by Malacañang provides that George Garcia’s term will expire on February 2, 2029.
House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said outgoing President Duterte could choose to either not renew the ad interim appointments or reappoint the bypassed officials, including the chiefs of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Commission on Audit (COA)
Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (PNA file photo) MANILA- House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said Friday President Rodrigo Duterte could choose to either not renew the ad interim appointments or reappoint the bypassed officials, including the chiefs of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Commission on Audit (COA). Rodriguez made the statement in reaction to the move of the Commission on Appointments (CA) to bypass the ad interim appointments of Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia, Comelec Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, CSC Chairman Karlo Nograles, and COA Chairperson Rizalina Justol. Duterte appointed them during the election recess of Congress. "I think the President will choose the first option and let his successor fill the Comelec, COA, and CSC vacancies, in the same manner that the CA bypassed the appointees to give the incoming President that same opportunity," he said. Rodri
MANILA- House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said Friday President Rodrigo Duterte could choose to either not renew the ad interim appointments or reappoint the bypassed officials, including the chiefs of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Commission on Audit (COA). Rodriguez made the statement in reaction to the move of the Commission on Appointments (CA) to bypass the ad interim appointments of Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia, Comelec Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, CSC Chairman Karlo Nograles, and COA Chairperson Rizalina Justol. Duterte appointed them during the election recess of Congress. "I think the President will choose the first option and let his successor fill the Comelec, COA, and CSC vacancies, in the same manner that the CA bypassed the appointees to give the incoming President that same opportunity," he said. Rodriguez noted that if they are reappointe
Senator Risa Hontiveros was reelected with 15,420,807 votes, making her the only opposition candidate who secured a Senate seat in the May 2022 polls.
(ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) The votes she garnered was based on the most recent tally of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which cover