Pangasinan police chief stands firm on appointment
The police chief of Pangasinan on Thursday stood firm on his appointment, saying he was following a “lawful and legitimate order” when he assumed his post last May.
The police chief of Pangasinan on Thursday stood firm on his appointment, saying he was following a “lawful and legitimate order” when he assumed his post last May.
President Aquino has appointed a Swedish- and US-educated maritime expert and bemedaled naval officer to head the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), the agency created in 1974 to administer an integrated and sustainable maritime industry for the country.
President Aquino on Tuesday tapped a private prosecutor in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona to chair the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
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Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. welcomed the appointment of Al L. Parreño and Louie Tito F. Guia as Comelec commissioners, saying the two lawyers would boost the election watchdog’s efforts to unclog its case dockets.
President Aquino can still appoint new election commissioners between now and election day without running afoul of the election ban on appointments.
Overwhelmed by the controversy surrounding his appointment, former Lanao del Norte Rep. Macabangkit Lanto has declined his appointment as election commissioner.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is “back to zero” after former ambassador and Lanao del Norte Representative Macabangkit Lanto declined his appointment as commissioner.
As if being unseated as congressman for poll fraud were not enough, newly appointed Election Commissioner Macabangkit Lanto is accused of coercing election inspectors in the 2007 elections, an offense that carries a penalty of disqualification from holding public office and time in jail.
President Aquino on Thursday appointed election lawyer Bernadette Sardillo and former ambassador and Lanao del Norte Rep. Macabangkit Lanto to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), replacing former Commissioners Rene Sarmiento and Armando Velasco, both members of the Comelec’s 1st Division, who retired on Feb. 2 after completing a nonrenewable seven-year term.
An officer who has been charged with graft in connection with a P1.2-billion firearms deal of the Philippine National Police has been named director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).
President Benigno Aquino III has appointed two new undersecretaries and several other ranking officials in various agencies of government.
