CA confirms 5 generals after half-month delay

MANILA, Philippines – The Committee on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the promotion of five generals from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

This comes over two weeks after the confirmation of the five senior military officers was put on hold on June 1 due to the lack of senators elected to the CA.

During its session, the CA confirmed the appointments of Lieutenant General Edmundo G. Peralta, Vice Admiral Allan M. Javier, Major General Isagani O. Criste, Brigadier General Niceforo M. Diaz Jr., and Brigadier General Rosemawatte A. Remo.

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Earlier, during the Senate special session, the upper chamber, under the leadership of Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, elected its representative senators, and the CA session was convened shortly after.

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The new members of the CA are Senate President Pro Tempore Tito Sotto III, Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, majority Sens. Joel Villanueva, Risa Hontiveros, Raffy Tulfo, JV Ejercito, and minority Sens. Loren Legarda, Rodante Marcoleta, Imee Marcos, Bong Go, Jinggoy Estrada, and Mark Villar.

Apart from the AFP generals, three nominations and 83 ad interim appointments of Foreign Service officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs were also approved. /mcm

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