Majority of the CA members rejected Taguiwalo’s appointment in an executive session right after the two-hour hearing on Wednesday. Taguiwalo was the third cabinet secretary of Duterte rejected by the CA after then foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay and environment secretary Gina Lopez. Vice President Maria Leni Robredo, Social Welfare Assistant Secretary Lorraine Badoy, and former Tarlac representative Monica Teodoro-Prieto are included in the list of people who might replace Taguiwalo. He added that during Taguiwalo’s stint as social welfare chief, she enjoyed Duterte’s “full trust and support,” even when she sided with leftist groups opposing the President’s position. “We wish Secretary Taguiwalo all the best in her future endeavors.

Source: Manila Times August 18, 2017 15:11 UTC