DOJ Sec Leila De Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/JOAN BONDOC
MANILA, Philippines—After four years and over 10 re-appointments, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima was finally recommended for confirmation before the plenary on Wednesday by a panel of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA).
No member of the CA’s committee on justice and judicial and bar council objected when a motion to recommend her for confirmation was put on the table.
Even Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, who grilled the nominee over the “pork barrel” issue, did not object to the committtee’s recommendation.
De Lima’s nomination will now be transmitted to the CA plenary for either approval or rejection.
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