THE Commission on Appointments (CA) approved on Wednesday the ad interim appointment of Secretary Roy Cimatu as head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), a week before Congress goes on a month-long break.

Cimatu, a retired military official, underwent two CA hearings before he got the approval of the bicameral panel, which rejected the appointment of his predecessor, Gina Lopez.

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