The 14 ad interim appointments and one nomination of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) senior officers were confirmed and given consent to by the Commission on Appointments (CA), in today’s plenary session, presided over by Senate President/Chairperson of the Commission Vicente C. Sotto III.

            The CA Committee on National Defense, virtually presided over by Rep. Luis “Jon-Jon” A. Ferrer IV, deliberated on and recommended for the approval of the ad interim appointments and consent to the nomination of the following senior officers in the AFP to the plenary, with no objections raised:

Ad interim Appointments:

BELINDA P. GANOTICE	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
ROLANDO D. ORENGO	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
RUSTICO V. VILLANUEVA	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
FERNANDO R. ABUBO	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
DANILO S. BELTRAN	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
ROMULO R. SATPARAM	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
STEPHEN A. PENETRANTE	to the rank of Colonel, Chaplain Service
RAMIL B. ANOYO	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
RONILO H. CUDAL	to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army
SHARON G. GERNALE	to the rank of Brigadier General
MILTON Y. BESET	to the rank of Brigadier General
IGNATIUS N. PATRIMONIO	to the rank of Brigadier General
RENE S. DIAZ	to the rank of Major General
NICHOLS A. DRIZ	to the rank of Rear Admiral

Nominations:

LAURENCE E. MINA

to the rank of Major General

Meanwhile, the CA Committee on Human Settlements and Urban Development, chaired by Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ N. Tolentino, suspended for the third time its deliberations on the ad interim appointment of Hon. Eduardo D. Del Rosario as secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.