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New Delhi: The government on Friday appointed IPS officer Pravin Madhukar Pawar as the Joint Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a duration of five years, starting from the date he assumes office, or until further instructions, whichever comes first, an official notification said.
MANILA - Malacanang has extended the term of office of designated officers-in-charge (OICs) of departments, agencies, and bureaus until December 31 this year. The order was contained in Memorandum Circular (MC) 3 inked Wednesday by Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez, by authority of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. MC 3 is a supplement to MC 1 which designates as OIC the next-in-rank and most senior official in government departments, offices, agencies, and bureaus that have no appointed head. "This (MC 3) extends the authority of Officers in Charge until December 2022, unless a replaceme...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (File photo) MANILA - Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. will remain the head of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) until the end of this year to ensure that there will be no interruption or disruption of peace programs and activities. The memorandum order received by OPAPRU on Friday from the Office of the President, dated June 30 and signed by Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez, authorizes Galvez to "continue in office in a holdover capacity until December 31, ...
MANILA - Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Friday designated Port Manager Manuel Boholano as the officer-in-charge (OIC) General Manager (GM) of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA.) In a statement, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Boholano was formally given the responsibility through DOTr Special Order No. 2022-129 effective July 1. "Mr. Boholano shall perform and discharge the functions and responsibilities of an OIC-GM until 31 July 2022 or until a permanent GM has been appointed or designated, whichever comes first," the DOTr said. It said Boholano became a ...
MANILA - Malacanang has declared vacant some of the government posts and items under the Executive department. Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez, by authority of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., signed Memorandum Circular (MC) 1 on Thursday, declaring vacancy in certain positions in the departments, offices, agencies and bureaus of the Executive. Under MC 1, all presidential appointees holding co-terminus appointments, as well as those occupying posts created in excess of the authorized staffing pattern, are deemed separated from office effective noontime of June 30, the time when Marcos too...