CA sets September 13 confirmation of Gibo as DND chief

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

MANILA, Philippines — The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has set Sept. 13 as the new schedule of its confirmation hearing on President Marcos’ appointment of former Tarlac congressman Gilbert Teodoro Jr. as secretary of the Department of National Defense. 

“The CA’s committee on national defense chaired by Camiguin Rep. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo will hold its confirmation hearing on Secretary Teodoro’s ad interim appointment on the second Wednesday of September,” CA assistant minority leader Rep. Johnny Pimentel said yesterday.

The 1987 Constitution empowers the 25-member CA to pore over the competence, fitness and integrity of key presidential appointees, including Cabinet members, and to approve or disapprove them.

Marcos appointed Teodoro as head of the DND on June 6, not long after the lapse of the one-year prohibition on candidates who ran and lost in the 2022 elections. Teodoro ran and ranked 15th in the race for 12 Senate seats in 2022.

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