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Marcos appoints Dr. Edwin Mercado as PhilHealth chief

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. swore in Dr. Edwin Mercado, a US-trained orthopedic surgeon as the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine...

Marcos taps career official as new BFAR chief

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Elizer S. Salilig, a veteran public servant with over 34 years of experience, as the new National Director of the...

Pope names Sister Brambilla to head major Vatican office

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office that oversees...

Philippine Fleet installs new office chiefs  

New heads of offices for the Fleet Special Services Office (FSSO), Fleet Leadership Enhancement and Development Center (FLEADC), and Fleet Public Affairs Office (FPAO)...

Trump announces loyalist Kash Patel as choice to lead FBI

US President-elect Donald Trump aims to make loyalist Kash Patel the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said on Saturday, in...

Philippine Army installs new Chief of Staff

The Philippine Army welcomed Brig. Gen. Yegor Rey P. Barroquillo Jr. as the new Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army (CSPA). The event was...

New commanders for Philippine Fleet, NSSC named

The Philippine Navy held a Joint Change of Command Ceremony to officially induct Rear Adm. Joe Anthony Orbe as the new Commander of the...

CA confirms appointment of 6 new PAF generals 

The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the ad interim appointments of six Philippine Air Force (PAF) generals and one reservist general on November 27,...

Loyalist Gaetz withdraws as Trump attorney general pick

Right-wing firebrand Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick to be US attorney general, pulled out of the confirmation process Thursday after facing opposition over sexual...

Trump taps former wrestling executive as education secretary

Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, on Tuesday to lead the Department of Education, which he has pledged to...

Trump names China hawk Howard Lutnick as US commerce secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday -- a choice set to...

Trump picks divisive ally to lead Justice Department

Donald Trump announced firebrand lawmaker Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general Wednesday, naming a fierce defender who would be well-placed to make...

Trump names Musk to ‘efficiency’ post as team takes shape

Washington, United States—Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the world's richest man, Elon Musk, will lead a new US "government efficiency" group tasked with cutting federal...

Trump confirms China hawk Waltz as national security advisor

Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed his pick of Mike Waltz, a former US special forces officer and a noted foreign policy hawk, for the...
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