EXECUTIVE Secretary Lucas Bersamin hurdled the last obstacle to his confirmation as the so-called 'little president' after a Commission on Appointments (CA) panel approved his...
EXECUTIVE Secretary Lucas Bersamin hurdled the last obstacle to his confirmation as the so-called 'little president' after a Commission on Appointments panel approved his designation.Bersamin on Wednesday faced the CA for the deliberation of his ad interim appointment as executive secretary. The panel has recommended to the plenary the final approval of his confirmation.Asked whether President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
Bersamin also said he does not consider his appointment as executive secretary was 'not a demotion' and will not affect the 'checks and balances' in government.Sen. Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros asked Bersamin whether his acceptance of the position, being a former chief justice, will 'diminish the judiciary as an institution' and 'taint the principle of checks and balances' in the three branches of government.'That's a good question.
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