KUALA LUMPUR – Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced today that Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has been appointed as the new Barisan Nasional (BN) treasurer general. Hishammuddin will be replacing Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. Ahmad Zahid said in a statement the minor reshuffle was made after discussing with other BN party component leaders on …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Associate Justice Ricardo Rosario as Supreme Court associate justice. He will be replacing Associate Justice Jose Reyes, Jr., who retired last September. According to Supreme Court spokesman Brian Keith Hosaka, they have yet to received a copy of the appointment papers. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Rosario’s appointment on …

METRO MANILA – Malacañang confirmed today that President Rodrigo Duterte has nominated lawyer Michael Peloton as the new Commission on Elections commisioner today. Peloton, a lawyer, was nominated to the poll body for a term until February 2027. He will be replacing Commissioner Luie Tito Guia. Comelec Chair Sheriff Abas said that Peloton with his background on Information technology, will …

METRO MANILA – President Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Camilo Pancratius Cascolan as the next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Malacañang announced Tuesday, September 1. Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed the appointment. Cascolan previously hold the second highest position in the PNP as deputy chief for Administration and he was also appointed as  officer-in-charge upon PNP Chief Gen. Archie …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has announced on Monday night that National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran will be the new head of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). He will take over the position and will be replacing resigned PhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales who were asked by Duterte to step down due to his medical …

PETALING JAYA – Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh has been appointed as the new Election Commission (EC) chairman and Nik Ali Mat Yunus a member of the Commission effective today. According to Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, the appointment was consented by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The will serve in the …

The National Film Production Corporation Malaysia (Finas) yesterday confirmed the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Director and actor Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri, effective from yesterday until 6 June 2022. In a statement, Finas chairman Zakaria Abdul Hamid said that it hoped that the selection of Ahmad Idham will see Finas continue to create excellence as a body that …

IPOH: Perak Indigenous Party (UN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu has been appointed as the 13th Perak Menteri Besar under the new government of the National Alliance (PN). Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja Kol (R) Datuk Abd Rahim Mohamad Nor said that Faizal received the largest number of support from the state assemblymen. “In accordance …

PUTRAJAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has named Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad as his principal private secretary. Marzuki’s appointment to the new post was effective from March 1 as per the Prime Minister’s Office. Marzuki, 48, a law graduate, also has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Political Science obtained from Australian National University. The Prime Minister’s …