Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that his decision to designate acting secretaries for several executive departments was not meant to offend the Commission on Appointments, according to the Palace.

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson cautioned the Commission on Appointments against approving Sen.

A Commission on Appointments hearing revealed that Senator Imee Marcos does not have a security detail assigned from the Presidential Security Command, amidst reports of a widening rift with her family.

The Philippine Commission on Appointments has approved the ad interim appointments and nominations of 57 military generals and senior officers, among them Colonel Jacquelyn Cloma, a relative of Toma Cloma.

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson yesterday flagged the use of the Commission on Appointments hearing of former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan to allegedly insert P500 million in flood control projects that may have been lost to corruption.

MANILA, Philippines – Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson disagreed over the real story behind the discovery of Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) on Tuesday. The interaction followed a few weeks after the two had a heated exchange during a Senate Commission on Appointments Committee on National Defense hearing when Marcoleta said “we can give

The Commission on Appointments in the Philippines will seek clarification from Malacañang regarding the acting status of several Cabinet secretaries.

MANILA, Philippines — “Are you Catholic?” Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday posed this apt question to Raphael Perpetuo “Popo” Mercado Lotilla, who has since hurdled the Commission on Appointments (CA) panel as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, the central governing body of the Catholic Church, with concurrent jurisdiction over