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.