Hontiveros elected as Minority Floor Leader of Commission on Appointments

Office of Senator Risa Hontiveros

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday gained a new role after being elected as the Minority Floor Leader of the Commission on Appointments (CA).

Hontiveros was among the officers of the commission elected after the CA convened for its first plenary session in the 20th Congress. She took her oath before CA chairman, Senate President Francis Escudero.

Office of Senator Risa Hontiveros

Hontiveros’s fellow Senate Deputy Minority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, officially nominated her to the position.

“Malaking karangalan po na maihalal ng ating mga kasamahan na maging pinuno ng minorya sa Commission on Appointments. We will work hard to ensure that the CA conscientiously fulfills its mandate in confirming or rejecting key appointments by the President,” Hontiveros said.

“Pagsisikapan natin na tanging ang mga indibidwal na may sapat na kwalipikasyon at pagmamahal sa bayan ang makakalusot sa proseso ng CA confirmation,” she added.

The Commission on Appointments is mandated by the 1987 Constitution to confirm or reject key appointments by the President – including heads of executive departments, ambassadors, public ministers and consuls, and officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain up. It is composed of select members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Office of Senator Risa Hontiveros