THE powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) has rejected the confirmation of Judy Taguiwalo as secretary of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

She was the third appointee of President Rodrigo Duterte who failed to get the CA’s approval. The first two were former foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay and environment secretary Regina Lopez.

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