(OTTAWA, Canada) President Benigno S. Aquino III looks at the red maple tree planted by his mother, former President Corazon C. Aquino at the Main Drive of the Rideau Hall for the Ceremonial Tree Planting during his State Visit to Canada. Also in photo are Their Excellencies The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and Mrs. Sharon Johnston. (MNS photo)
MANILA (Mabuhay) — The process is underway to fill up the posts at the Commission on Human Rights after chairperson Loretta Ann Rosales and four commissioners ended their terms this week, Malacañang said Saturday.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said there is a short list of potential replacements for the commissioners but declined to name names at this time.
“Sa alam ko may short list but I’m not at liberty to talk about it,” she said on government-run dzRB radio.
“The process is underway,” she added.
Last May 5, Rosales ended her term as CHR chairperson. Also vacating their posts were commissioners Cecilia Rachel Quisumbing, Ma. Victoria Cardona, Norberto de la Cruz and Jose Manuel Mamauag.
President Benigno Aquino III had named Rosales to the CHR shortly after his election in 2010.
Rosales was associated with Akbayan party list, which at the time had allied itself with the ruling Liberal Party.
Meanwhile, Valte said there is still no one appointed to replace Presidential Commission on Good Government chairman Andres Bautista, who has been appointed head of the Commission on Elections.
“Wala pa rin po. Wala pa rin po. Although the Commission still has, if I remember correctly, si Commissioner (Ronald) Chua, si Commissioner (Richard) Amurao is also there. So nag-co-continue naman po ‘yung work ng PCGG despite the departure of Chair Bautista,” she said. (MNS)