PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will reappoint 15 members of his Cabinet who failed to get the nod of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), a Palace official said on Saturday.

Bypassing appointees takes place when Congress adjourns session or goes on recess without the CA approving the appointments. The legislature is on a two-week All Saints’ Day break.

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