CA approves appointments of DSWD’s Gatchalian, 50 AFP officials

The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Rex Gatchalian as the secretary of the Department of Social Worker and Development (DSWD).

This, after the CA committee on labor, social welfare, and migrant workers endorsed the approval of Gatchalian’s ad interim appointment.

The CA approval came three months after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. named the then Valenzuela City representative as DSWD chief.

Gatchalian was appointed after his predecessor, former DSWD secretary Erwin Tulfo, failed to secure CA’s approval due to the issues on his citizenship and libel conviction.

Apart from Gatchalian, the CA also approved the appointments of 50 Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers.

The approval came after the CA committee on national defense endorsed the appointments of the following:

• Arthur Cordura to the rank of Lieutenant General, Philippine Air Force (PAF)
• Toribio Adaci Jr. to the rank of Vice Admiral, Philippine Navy (PN)
• Efren Baluyot to the rank of Lieutenant General, Philippine Army (PA)
• Stephen Parreño to the rank of Lieutenant General, PAF
• Benedict Arevalo to the rank of Lieutenant General, PA
• Roy Galido to the rank of Lieutenant General, PA
• Fernyl Buca to the rank of Major General, PAF
• Antonio Nafarrete to the rank of Major General, PA
• Jose Ambrosio Ezpeleta to the rank of Rear Admiral, PN
• Joseph Ferrous Cuison to the rank of Major General, PN
• Edgar Cardinoza to the rank of Major General, PAF
• Aristotle Gonzales to the rank of Major General, PAF
• Audrey Pasia to the rank of Major General, PA
• Jose Maria Cuerpo II to the rank of Major General, PA
• Leonel Nicolas to the rank of Major General, PA
• Marvin Licudine to the rank of Major General, PA
• Arturo Rojas to the rank of Major General, PN
• George Blanco to the rank of Major General, PAF
• Facundo Palafox IV to the rank of Major General, PA
• Potenciano Camba to the rank of Major General, PA
• Noel Beleran to the rank of Brigadier General, PN
• Teofilo Bailon Jr. to the rank of Major General, PAF
• Joel Alejando Nacnac to the rank of Major General, PA
• Mac Raul Racacho to the rank of Rear Admiral, PN
• Ronie Petinglay to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Reynold Rueca to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Perfecto Peñaredondo to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Oriel Pangcog to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Alan Javier to the rank of Commodore, PN
• Gerold Gagan to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Rommel Almaria to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Alexei Musñgi to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Edmundo Peralta to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Rommel Cordova to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Edgar Torres to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Nestor Narag to the rank of Brigadier General, PN
• Joel Paloma to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Noel Vestuir to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Ramil Oloroso to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Francis Anthony Coronel to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Leo Fontanilla to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Leodigario Macalintal to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Michael Santos to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Ferdinand Napuli to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Leodevic Guinid to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Bernardo Fortez to the rank of Brigadier General, PA
• Marcos Imperio to the rank of Commodore, PN
• Federico Enriquez to the rank of Brigadier General, PAF
• Rolando Sarmiento to the rank of Commodore, PN
• Eric Garchitorena to the rank of Brigadier General, Medical Corps (Reserved)

—AOL, GMA Integrated News