The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has received the appointment papers of 25 newly promoted senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
“The CA received their appointment papers from Malacañang on June 27,” Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, CA assistant minority leader, said on Sunday.
“The batch is composed of a major general from the Air Force, 20 brigadier generals from the Air Force, Army, and the Marines, three commodores from the Navy, plus a lone colonel from the Army,” Pimentel said.
Their appointments won’t be deliberated upon by the CA until after the second regular session of the 19th Congress opens on July 24.
The CA is empowered by the 1987 Constitution to scrutinize the competence, fitness, and integrity of key presidential appointees, including military officers from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and to approve or disapprove them. Rio Araja
Pimentel identified the new military appointees as follows: Air Force Major General Rommel Roldan Air Force Brigadier Generals Juliano Llarenas, Ulysses Marquez, and Jesus Nelson Morales
Army Brigadier Generals Anthon Abrina, Taharudin Ampatuan, Marion Angcao, Felix Ronnie Babac, Peter Burgonio, Maynard Camarao, Ferdinand Melchor Dela Cruz, Joey Escanillas, Francisco Lorenzo Jr., Arnel Jose Morada, Efren Morados, Dennis Pacis, Andre Santos, Gulliver Señires, Elmer Suderio, and Christopher Tampus Marine Brigadier General Antonio Mangoroban Jr. Navy Commodores Edward Ike De Sagon, Dwight Steven Dulnoan, and Salvador Henry Quinto; and Army Colonel Eugene Henry Cabusao.
“All told, we now have 29 appointees awaiting confirmation by the CA,” Pimentel said.
The CA received on June 6 the appointment papers of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa.
The commission also received on June 2 the papers of Mersole Mellejor as Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria (with concurrent jurisdiction over 12 other Central and West African countries), and Raquel Solano as Chief of Mission, Class II, at the Department of Foreign Affairs.