CA OKs appointment of DOE’s Garin, DICT’s Aguda

The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday afternoon officially approved the ad interim appointments of Sharon Garin as secretary of Department of Energy, and Henry Aguda as secretary of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). 

This came after the CA committees on energy, and information and communications technology endorsed to the plenary the confirmation of their ad interim appointments.

The motions were approved by Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, who serves as the ex officio chairman of the CA.

Aside from Garin and Aguda, the CA also approved the ad interim appointments and nominations of the following 39 generals, flag officers, and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP):

• Benecio Adona to the rank of Colonel, Medical Corps (Reserve)
• Nelson Aluad to the rank of Brigadier General
• Carmelito Pangatungan to the rank of Brigadier General
• Larry Batalla to the rank of Brigadier General
• Prudencio Iddoba to the rank of Brigadier General
• Junjie Tabuada to the rank of Commodore
• Glenn Dizon to the rank of Commodore
• Arlino Sendaydiego to the rank of Brigadier General
• Francisco Cacho to the rank of Commodore
• Estelito Lagadia, Jr. to the rank of Commodore
• Loreto Pasamonte to the rank of Major General
• Ewald Manay to the rank of Brigadier General
• Omar Orozco to the rank of Brigadier General
• Charlie Tiu Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
• Vincent Sibala to the rank of Rear Admiral
• Gerardo Jabonalla to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Army (Reserve)
• Eddie Pilapil to the rank of Brigadier General
• Constancio Arturo M. Reyes, Jr. to the rank of Rear Admiral
• Marco Buena to the rank of Commodore
• Ronel Manalo to the rank of Brigadier General
• Frederick Sales to the rank of Brigadier General
• Jessie Banastao to the rank of Brigadier General
• Manolito Montiel to the rank of Brigadier General
• Danilo Estranero to the rank of Brigadier General
• Enstein Calaoa, Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
• Antero Narcise to the rank of Brigadier General
• Frederick Dedace to the rank of Colonel, Judge Advocate General Service (Reserve)
• Yasser Bara to the rank of Brigadier General
• Lorenzo Bolor, Jr. to the rank of Commodore
• Christopher Tampus to the rank of Major General
• Ernest John Jadloc to the rank of Brigadier General
• Marces Gayat to the rank of Brigadier General
• Rey Alemania to the rank of Lieutenant General
• Francis Karem Neri to the rank of Brigadier General
• Jason Jumawan to the rank of Brigadier General
• Michael Banua to the rank of Brigadier General
• Michael Odylon  Romero to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Air Force (Reserve)
• Vicente Llave Jr. to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Air Force (Reserve)
• Edmund Paul Delos Santos to the rank of Brigadier General

—LDF, GMA Integrated News