CA confirms appointments of 31 diplomats - Malaya 10.05.2006
THE powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) yesterday gave its nod to the appointment of at least 31 diplomats led by new Philippine ambassador to United States Willy Gaa.
Gaa is a career diplomat and was the number two man in the Philippine Embassy in the US with the rank of consul general.
The bicameral panel, however, held in abeyance the confirmation of former Guimaras Gov. Imelda "Emily" Relucio-Lopez as ambassador to Italy, which is strongly opposed by Sen. Sergio Osmeña III.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, CA committee on foreign affairs chairman, said the confirmation of Lopez was not taken up in yesterday’s plenary session because President Arroyo has extended the term of outgoing ambassador Philippe Lhuillier.
"There is no vacancy, so there can be no nomination for the post in Rome," Santiago said.
She said what is vacant is the post of ambassador to Argentina, which was initially given to Lhuillier.
Lhuillier reportedly already took his oath of office as envoy to Argentina but Santiago said the oath has been superseded by the term extension.
Lopez said she was informed a month ago of the extension. "We’re both happy with the arrangement. In his case, his children would be able to finish school while I could focus on the crisis in Guimaras and also attend to the family business," Lopez said.
She said she does not expect to be given a new posting but admitted she still hopes to get the Italian ambassador’s post in 2007.
Osmeña has been opposing her confirmation on the grounds of her questionable tax payments and questionable marriage to former Iloilo Rep. Albertito Lopez.
Senate sources said the extension of Lhuillier as envoy to Italy was Malacañang’s way of averting a head-on collision with Osmeña and the entire CA. Osmeña apparently agreed not to raise objections to AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon’s confirmation but maintained that he would not give an inch to Lopez.
Esperon got a double confirmation last week when the CA approved his promotion as three-star and four-star general on the same day.
Aside from Gaa, the CA also confirmed the appointment of former journalist Noel Cabrera as envoy to Myanmar; Rosario Janolo as representative to the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) and envoy to Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Eritrea, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda; Antonio Villamor, ambassador to Saudi Arabia; and, Antonio Lagdameo as envoy to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. – Dennis Gadil
Gaa is a career diplomat and was the number two man in the Philippine Embassy in the US with the rank of consul general.
The bicameral panel, however, held in abeyance the confirmation of former Guimaras Gov. Imelda "Emily" Relucio-Lopez as ambassador to Italy, which is strongly opposed by Sen. Sergio Osmeña III.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, CA committee on foreign affairs chairman, said the confirmation of Lopez was not taken up in yesterday’s plenary session because President Arroyo has extended the term of outgoing ambassador Philippe Lhuillier.
"There is no vacancy, so there can be no nomination for the post in Rome," Santiago said.
She said what is vacant is the post of ambassador to Argentina, which was initially given to Lhuillier.
Lhuillier reportedly already took his oath of office as envoy to Argentina but Santiago said the oath has been superseded by the term extension.
Lopez said she was informed a month ago of the extension. "We’re both happy with the arrangement. In his case, his children would be able to finish school while I could focus on the crisis in Guimaras and also attend to the family business," Lopez said.
She said she does not expect to be given a new posting but admitted she still hopes to get the Italian ambassador’s post in 2007.
Osmeña has been opposing her confirmation on the grounds of her questionable tax payments and questionable marriage to former Iloilo Rep. Albertito Lopez.
Senate sources said the extension of Lhuillier as envoy to Italy was Malacañang’s way of averting a head-on collision with Osmeña and the entire CA. Osmeña apparently agreed not to raise objections to AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon’s confirmation but maintained that he would not give an inch to Lopez.
Esperon got a double confirmation last week when the CA approved his promotion as three-star and four-star general on the same day.
Aside from Gaa, the CA also confirmed the appointment of former journalist Noel Cabrera as envoy to Myanmar; Rosario Janolo as representative to the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) and envoy to Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Eritrea, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda; Antonio Villamor, ambassador to Saudi Arabia; and, Antonio Lagdameo as envoy to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. – Dennis Gadil
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