EDITORIAL - The Supreme Court as victim
July 3, 2009 - 12:00am
There is something terribly wrong and unfair in the way some people regard the Supreme Court as an "Arroyo Supreme Court" simply on the basis of the fact that nearly all its members have been appointed...
Freeman Opinion
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Miriam's bill seeks to put a stop to political appointees
October 9, 2008 - 12:00am
A veteran lawmaker is seeking to put a stop to the practice of political appointees in government posts. In filing ...
Headlines
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Senators outsmarting Jamby on CA confirmation
May 22, 2008 - 12:00am
Senators appear to be trying to outsmart each other on how to go about the confirmation of appointees by the Commission on Appointments (CA).
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Saludo faces pack of ineligible bureaucrats
By Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism | April 24, 2008 - 12:00am
The recent nomination of Ricardo Lirag Saludo as chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) effectively signals the capture by political appointees of managerial positions in the bureaucracy that had previously...
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Locked on the wrong target

By CTALK | By Cito Beltran | January 26, 2007 - 12:00am
All the so-called experts and alleged stakeholders are up in arms about "political family corporations". Somehow the idea of family members dividing up slots for the senatorial list of candidates...
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Palace confident CA will confirm new appointees
By Aurea Calica | February 8, 2006 - 12:00am
Malacañang expressed confidence yesterday that the Commission on Appointments (CA) would confirm President Arroyo’s newly appointed Cabinet members amid claims the appointments were a political accommodation. "Appointments...
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Shakeup of gov’t nominees in private companies in the offing
By Des Ferriols | March 12, 2005 - 12:00am
A shake-up of government appointees in private firms is in the offing as the Arroyo administration prepares to issue an order outlining the qualifications, duties and responsibilities of government appointees in...
Business
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Palace to Cabinet critics: Go to CA
By Marichu A. Villanueva | August 22, 2004 - 12:00am
Malacañang urged critics of President Arroyo’s latest Cabinet appointments to raise their objections before the Commission on Appointments (CA) to give the appointees a chance to defend themselves. Presidential...
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More Cabinet changes expected next week
By Marichu A. Villanueva | August 20, 2004 - 12:00am
CEBU CITY — President Arroyo said yesterday she would bare the next batch of new Cabinet officials and other presidential appointees next week, possibly by Aug. 26, when the Commission on Appointments (CA) is...
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Loud in lieu of sound arguments

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | February 20, 2004 - 12:00am
I request the reader for a prayer for the eternal repose of Frankie "Ka Kiko" Evangelista, who shall be sorely missed. * * * Too often is President Gloria Arroyo accused these days of packing the Supreme...
Opinion
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