The Senate confirmed yesterday the nomination of former representative Leila Haveia Fleming Clark Staffler to serve as secretary of the CNMI Department of Labor, as well as the appointment of four others for various Cabinet positions.
The Palacios-Apatang administration is committed to provide funding to pay the additional 25% pension benefits to government retirees this fiscal year 2023, according to acting Finance secretary Tracy B. Norita.
The confirmation hearing for acting Department of Commerce secretary Joseph Santos Rios Jr. did not push through yesterday, even as acting Department of Public Works secretary Ray N. Yumul received overwhelming support during his confirmation hearing.
Acting Department of Finance secretary Tracy B. Norita said that they are looking at recoupment of funds from businesses that were not supposed to receive money from the Building Optimism, Opportunities, and Stability Together, or BOOST grant program.
SENATE President Jude U. Hofschneider on Thursday gave the Senate Committees on Judiciary, Government, Law and Federal Relations, and Executive Appointments and Government Investigations 14 calendar days to come up