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{{Short description|Constitutional body of the Congress of the Philippines}}
{{For|the Indian government committee|
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox legislature
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| name              = Commission on Appointments
| legislature       = [[20th Congress of the Philippines|20th Congress]]
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| coa_alt           = Seal of the Commission on Appointments
| body              = Congress of the Philippines
| foundation        = {{start date|1935}}<br />{{start date|1987}} (reestablishment)
| new_session       = {{Start date|2022|07|25}}
| leader1_type      = Chairman
| leader1           = vacant
| party1            = 
| election1         = June 30, 2025
| leader2_type      = Vice Chairman
| leader2           = vacant
| party2            = 
| election2         = June 30, 2025
| leader3_type      = Majority Leader
| leader3           = vacant
| party3            = 
| election3         = June 30, 2025
| leader4_type      = Minority Leader
| leader4           = vacant
| party4            = 
| election4         = June 30, 2022
| members           = 24 members<br />1 ''ex officio'' presiding officer
| political_groups1 = 
| meeting_place     = [[GSIS Building]], [[Pasay]]
| website           = {{URL|www.comappt.gov.ph}}
}}
{{Politics of Philippines}}
The '''Commission on Appointments''' ({{langx|fil|Komisyon sa Paghirang}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mga Constitutional Commission (Lupong Pansaligang Batas) {{!}} GOVPH |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/about/gov/mga-constitutional-commission-lupong-pansaligang-batas/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |language=en-US}}</ref> abbreviated as '''CA''') is a [[constitution]]al body which confirms or rejects certain political appointments made by the [[President of the Philippines]]. The current commission was created by the [[1987 Constitution of the Philippines|1987 Constitution]].<ref name=about>{{cite news |title=The Commission on Appointments |url=http://www.comappt.gov.ph/about-us/the-commission-on-appointments |access-date=February 15, 2019 |publisher=Commission on Appointments}}</ref>

While often associated with the [[Congress of the Philippines]], which consists of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]] and the [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]], and mistakenly referred to as a congressional committee,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Macaraig |first1=Ayee |title=Confirmation limbo: Long but futile process? |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/61186-commission-on-appointments-part-one |access-date=February 15, 2019 |work=Rappler |date=June 21, 2014}}</ref> the Commission on Appointments is an independent body from the legislature, though its membership is confined to members of Congress.<ref name=about/>

==Background==
The Commission on Appointments confirms certain appointments made by the [[President of the Philippines]]. Article VII, Section 16 of the [[1987 Constitution]] reads:
<blockquote>"The President shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and other officers whose appointments are vested in him in this Constitution. He shall also appoint all other officers of the Government whose appointments are not otherwise provided for by law, and those whom he may be authorized by law to appoint. The Congress may, by law, vest the appointment of other officers lower in rank in the President alone, in the courts, or in the heads of departments, agencies, commissions, or boards.<ref>[http://www.chanrobles.com/philsupremelaw2.html The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines], Chan Robles law library.</ref></blockquote>

The [[Vice President of the Philippines|Vice President]] is exempted from a confirmation hearing to any cabinet position.<ref name="1987 Constitution 7 4">1987 Constitution of the Philippines, art. 7, sec. 3</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Valderama |first1=Tita |title=To whom much is given, much is required |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/05/16/opinion/columns/to-whom-much-is-given-much-is-required/1843815 |access-date=June 6, 2022 |work=[[The Manila Times]] |quote=In short, the vice president is exempted from the scrutiny of the congressional Commission on Appointments when appointed to a Cabinet position. |date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> The nomination of a person to the vice presidency due to a vacancy is handled by both houses of Congress, voting separately.

During the operation of the [[Jones Law (Philippines)|Jones Law]], the [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] confirmed the [[Governor-General of the Philippines|Governor-General]]'s appointments. During the operation of the [[1935 Constitution of the Philippines|1935 Constitution]], the commission was composed of 21 members of the [[National Assembly of the Philippines]]. With the restoration of the bicameral [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] in 1940, the commission was composed of 12 senators and 12 representatives with the Senate President as the ex officio chairman. During the operation of the 1973 Constitution, the president appointed at will and without "checks and balances" from the then-[[Batasang Pambansa|parliament]]. The [[Constitution of the Philippines|current constitution]], which was ratified in 1987, brought back the 25-member commission.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historical Notes|url=https://comappt.gov.ph/historical-notes/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420064717/https://comappt.gov.ph/historical-notes/ |archive-date=April 20, 2021 }}</ref>

==Officials confirmed==
#Heads of [[Cabinet of the Philippines|Executive Departments]]
#[[Foreign relations of the Philippines|Ambassadors]], other Public Ministers and Consuls
#High Ranking Officers of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines|Armed Forces]] from [[Military ranks of the Philippines#Officer ranks|the rank]] of Colonel or Naval Captain
#Regular Members of the [[Judicial and Bar Council (Philippines)|Judicial and Bar Council]]
#Chairman and Commissioners of the [[Civil Service Commission (Philippines)|Civil Service Commission]]
#Chairman and Commissioners of the [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]]
#Chairman and Commissioners of the [[Commission on Audit (Philippines)|Commission on Audit]]

The appointments of [[Judiciary of the Philippines|all judges]] and the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|Ombudsman]] need not be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. Instead, they are recommended by the [[Judicial and Bar Council (Philippines)|Judicial and Bar Council]] in a short list, from which the [[President of the Philippines|President]] shall then choose from.

Prior to the institutionalization of the party-list system, the president appointed the [[Sectoral representation in the Philippines|sectoral representatives]]. Congress then decided to have these confirmed via the commission, as well.

=== Under the 1935 Constitution ===
# Heads of the executive departments and bureaus
# Officers of the Army from the rank of colonel, of the Navy and air forces from the rank of captain or commander
# All other officers of the Government whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and those whom he may be authorized by law to appoint
# Ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls
# Members of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] and all judges of [[Judiciary of the Philippines|inferior courts]]
# The [[Resident Commissioner of the Philippines]] (until 1946)

==Composition==
The commission is composed of the [[President of the Senate of the Philippines|Senate President]], the ''[[ex officio]]'' chairman, twelve senators, and twelve members of the House of Representatives. Members from each house of Congress are elected based on proportional representation from the political parties and parties or organizations registered under the party-list system represented. The Chairman of the Commission [[Casting vote|shall vote only in case of a tie]]. It shall act on all appointments submitted within thirty session days of Congress. It shall be governed by a majority vote of all members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.comappt.gov.ph/ |title=Commission on Appointments Official Website |access-date=March 13, 2008 |archive-date=November 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120004229/http://www.comappt.gov.ph/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Procedure==
A president can either make a nomination or an appointment. Either action involves the commission.

Most presidential actions are ''ad interim'' appointments, done when Congress is not in session. In these cases, the appointment allows the official to discharge the duties related to the office immediately. The ''ad interim'' appointment ceases to be valid if the commission explicitly rejects the appointment, or if the commission "bypasses" the appointment. If the commission rejects the appointment, the official is no longer allowed to discharge the duties related to his or her office, and the president has to appoint someone else. If the commission bypasses the official, the president can re-appoint that person.

The president can also ''nominate'' an official if Congress is in session. In a "regular" nomination, the official can only discharge the duties once the commission consents to the appointment.

Just as other legislative bodies, the commission is divided into different committees. Each appointment is coursed through the committee concerned. After hearings are held, the committee decides to confirm or reject the appointment; the commission ''[[en banc]]'' then deliberates on whether to accept the committee's decision.

==Meeting place==
The commission meets at the [[GSIS Building]] in [[Pasay]], the seat of the Senate.

== Current membership ==
The 20th Congress shall elect the members of the commission.

* Chairman: vacant (the Senate president as ''[[Ex officio member|ex officio]]'' chairman)[[Ramon Guico Jr.|.]]
* Majority Floor Leader: vacant
* Minority Floor Leader: vacant
* Secretary: Myra Marie D. Villarica
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Nicasio Javier Radovan Jr.
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|+
!Member
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!District
! colspan="2" |Party
!Bloc
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|[[Ferjenel Biron]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
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|Majority
|-
|[[Alan Peter Cayetano]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
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|-
|[[Ronald dela Rosa]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
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|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
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|[[Albert Garcia]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
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|-
|[[Greg Gasataya]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
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|[[Risa Hontiveros]]
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|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
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|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
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|[[Jose Gay Padiernos]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
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| {{party name with color|GP Party}}
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|[[Johnny Pimentel]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
|[[Surigao del Sur's 2nd congressional district|Surigao del Sur–2nd]]
| {{party name with color|National Unity Party (Philippines)}}
|Majority
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|[[Grace Poe]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
|At-large
| {{party name with color|Independent politician}}
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|[[Bong Revilla]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
|At-large
| {{party name with color|Lakas–CMD}}
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|[[Jurdin Jesus Romualdo]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
|[[Camiguin's at-large congressional district|Camiguin]]
| {{party name with color|Lakas–CMD}}
|Majority
|-
|[[Manuel Sagarbarria]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
|[[Negros Oriental's 2nd congressional district|Negros Oriental–2nd]]
| {{party name with color|Nationalist People's Coalition}}
|Majority
|-
|[[Raffy Tulfo]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
|At-large
| {{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|Majority
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|[[Luis Raymund Villafuerte]]
|[[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]
|[[Camarines Sur's 2nd congressional district|Camarines Sur–2nd]]
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|Majority
|-
|[[Joel Villanueva]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
|At-large
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|-
|[[Cynthia Villar]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
|At-large
| {{party name with color|Nacionalista Party}}
|Majority
|-
|[[Migz Zubiri]]
|[[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]
|At-large
| {{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|Majority
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! colspan="2" |Party
!Senate
!House
!Total
!%
|-
| {{party name with color|Nationalist People's Coalition}}
|2+1{{efn|name=senpres}}
|2
| '''4+1'''
| 17%+1
|-
| {{party name with color|Lakas–CMD}}
|1
|2
| '''4'''
| 17%
|-
| {{party name with color|Nacionalista Party}}
|1
|2
| '''3'''
| 13%
|-
| {{party name with color|National Unity Party (Philippines)}}
|0
|3
| '''3'''
| 13%
|-
| {{party name with color|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino}}
|2
|1
| '''3'''
| 13%
|-
| {{party name with color|Akbayan}}
|1
|0
| '''1'''
| 4%
|-
| {{party name with color|GP Party}}
|0
|1
| '''1'''
| 4%
|-
| {{party name with color|Manila Teachers}}
|0
|1
| '''1'''
| 4%
|-
| {{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|5
|0
| '''5'''
| 21%
|-
! colspan="2" |Total 
!12+1{{efn|name=senpres}}
!12!! 24+1 !! 100%+1
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!Bloc
!Senate
!House
!Total
!%
|-
| align="left" |Majority
|10+1{{efn|name=senpres}}
|11
| '''21+1'''
| 92%+1
|-
| align="left" |Minority
|1
|1
| '''2'''
| 8%
|-
| align="left" |Independent
|1
|0
| '''1'''
| 4%
|-
!Total
!12+1{{efn|name=senpres}}
!12!! 24+1 !! 100%+1
|}{{notelist|group=a}}
-->
== Rejection of appointment ==
Rejection by the commission of the president's appointment is very rare. Usually, due to the [[padrino system]] of [[patronage politics]], the president's party controls a supermajority of votes in the House of Representatives, thus mirroring its composition of the commission. This means appointments are almost always are approved, although some are not without difficulty.

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+List of rejection of nominees by the Commission on Appointments 
|-
! scope="col"|Person chosen
! scope="col"| Position
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Chosen by
! scope="col"| Ref
|-
! scope="row" | Mary Concepcion Bautista
|Chairman of the [[Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)|Commission on Human Rights]]
|1989
|[[Corazon Aquino]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Resureccion |first=Lyn |date=1989-01-25 |title=Appointments panel rejects MaryCon |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wUJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6288%2C3637647 |access-date=2024-10-15 |work=[[Manila Standard]] |pages=2}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Ramon del Rosario
| [[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance]] || 1993 || [[Fidel V. Ramos]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Is Yasay the first appointee to be rejected by the CA?|url=http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/163619-yasay-ca-rejection-appointments-list-philippines|access-date=June 11, 2017|work=Rappler|date=March 8, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Ricardo Saludo]] 
| Chairman of the [[Civil Service Commission (Philippines)|Civil Service Commission]]|| 2009 || [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Legaspi |first1=Amita |title=Saludo appointment as CSC chair nixed by CA |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/173472/saludo-appointment-as-csc-chair-nixed-by-ca/story/ |access-date=February 15, 2019 |work=GMA News |date=September 30, 2009}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Perfecto Yasay]]
| [[Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)|Secretary of Foreign Affairs]] || 2017 || rowspan="6" | [[Rodrigo Duterte]] || <ref>{{cite news|last=Ager|first=Maila|title=CA rejects appointment of Yasay|date=March 8, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/878680/ca-rejects-appointment-of-yasay|access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Gina Lopez]]
| [[Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources]] || 2017 || <ref>{{cite news|last1=Santos|first1=Elmor P.|title=CA rejects Gina Lopez appointment as DENR chief|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/05/03/CA-rejects-gina-lopez-denr-secretary.html|access-date=June 11, 2017|work=[[CNN Philippines]]|date=May 4, 2017|language=en|archive-date=June 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604060019/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/05/03/CA-rejects-gina-lopez-denr-secretary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Rafael V. Mariano]]
| [[Secretary of Agrarian Reform]] || 2017 || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/181267-ca-rejects-rafael-mariano-appointment-dar|title=CA rejects Rafael Mariano as agrarian reform secretary|publisher=[[Rappler]]|last=Geronimo|first=Jee Y.|date=September 6, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Judy Taguiwalo]]
| [[Secretary of Social Welfare and Development]] || 2017 || <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/622097/ca-rejects-taguiwalo-as-dswd-secretary/story/|title=CA rejects Taguiwalo as DSWD secretary|last1=Alvarez|first1=Kathrina Charmaine|date=August 16, 2017|work=[[GMA News Online]]|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Paulyn Ubial]]
| [[Secretary of Health (Philippines)|Secretary of Health]]|| 2017 || <ref>{{cite news|last1=Placido|first1=Dharel|title=Ubial rejected as health secretary|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/10/17/ubial-rejected-as-health-secretary|access-date=October 10, 2017|work=ABS-CBN News|date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| Michael Peloton
| Commissioner of the [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]] || 2021 || <ref>{{Cite web|last=Medenilla|first=Samuel P.|date=2021-11-12|title=Duterte picks Manila chief prosecutor Rey Bulay as new Comelec commissioner {{!}} Samuel P. Medenilla|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/11/12/duterte-picks-manila-chief-prosecutor-rey-bulay-as-new-comelec-commissioner/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=BusinessMirror|language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

In ''Bautista vs. Salonga'', the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] ruled that the positions within the [[Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)|Commission on Human Rights]] are not one of the positions confirmed by the Commission on Appointments, invalidating Bautista's rejection.

Another way the commission can reject an appointment is by bypassing it; here, the nomination is not acted upon until Congress [[Adjournment|adjourns]] its session. The president can still renominate the person for the next session of Congress. If the commission bypasses a nomination and then Congress [[Adjournment sine die|adjourns ''sine die'']], the nomination is lost. There had been proposals to limit bypasses up to three.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Jess |title=House: Bypassed officials should no longer be appointed |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/02/25/1556974/house-bypassed-officials-should-no-longer-be-appointed |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

== Committees ==
The commission has several committees:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Committee
!Positions considered
|-
|Foreign Affairs
|
* [[Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)|Secretary of Foreign Affairs]]
* [[Foreign relations of the Philippines|Ambassadors]]
* Other public ministers and consuls 
|-
|National Defense
|
* [[Secretary of National Defense (Philippines)|Secretary of National Defense]]
* Officers of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines|Armed Forces]] from [[Military ranks of the Philippines#Officer ranks|the rank]] of colonel or naval captain and above
|-
|Finance
|[[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance]]
|-
|Budget and Management
|[[Secretary of Budget and Management]]
|-
|Justice and Judicial and Bar Council
|
* [[Secretary of Justice (Philippines)|Secretary of Justice]]
* Regular members of the [[Judicial and Bar Council]]
|-
|Agriculture
|[[Secretary of Agriculture (Philippines)|Secretary of Agriculture]]
|-
|Public Works and Highways
|[[Secretary of Public Works and Highways]]
|-
|Education
|[[Secretary of Education (Philippines)|Secretary of Education]]
|-
|Labor, Employment, Social Welfare and Migrant Workers
|
* [[Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)|Secretary of Labor and Employment]]
* [[Secretary of Social Welfare and Development]]
* [[Secretary of Migrant Workers]]
|-
|Health
|[[Secretary of Health (Philippines)|Secretary of Health]]
|-
|Trade and Industry
|[[Secretary of Trade and Industry (Philippines)|Secretary of Trade and Industry]]
|-
|Tourism and Economic Development
|
* [[Secretary of Tourism (Philippines)|Secretary of Tourism]]
* [[Department of Economy, Planning, and Development#List of secretaries of economy, planning, and development|Secretary of Economy, Planning, and Development]]
|-
|Environment and Natural Resources
|[[Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources]]
|-
|Science and Technology
|[[Secretary of Science and Technology (Philippines)|Secretary of Science and Technology]]
|-
|Interior and Local Government
|[[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government]]
|-
|Constitutional Commissions and Offices
|
* Members of the [[Civil Service Commission (Philippines)|Civil Service Commission]]
* Members of the [[Commission on Audit]]
* Members of the [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]]
|-
|Transportation
|[[Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)|Secretary of Transportation]]
|-
|Agrarian Reforms
|[[Secretary of Agrarian Reform]]
|-
|Executive Secretary and Presidential Communications Offices of the Office of the President and the Philippine Space Agency
|
* [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secetary]]
* [[Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office]]
* Director-General of the [[Philippine Space Agency]]
|-
|Energy
|[[Secretary of Energy (Philippines)|Secretary of Energy]]
|-
|Information and Communications Technology
|[[Secretary of Information and Communications Technology]]
|-
|Human Settlements and Urban Development
|[[Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development]]
|}

== See also ==
*[[Appointments Clause]], clause in the [[United States Constitution]] where the commission is based from.

== References ==
<references/>

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://comappt.gov.ph}}

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