CA confirms DOE Sec. Garin, DICT Sec. Aguda, 39 AFP officers

The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the ad interim appointments of Department of Energy Secretary Sharon Garin and Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda.

The CA committees on energy, and information and communications technology endorsed their confirmation to the plenary, with Senate President Vicente Sotto III presiding as ex officio chairman.

In addition to the two cabinet secretaries, the CA approved the ad interim appointments and nominations of 39 generals, flag officers, and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Major General Loreto Pasamonte faced questioning from Senator Imee Marcos regarding his involvement in the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

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