MANILA -– Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa said Friday 93 percent of the close to 10,000 positions that require presidential appointments are already filled and nominees for the remaining vacancies are now being scrutinized by Malacañang search committee.
“There are few vacancies left and there are already nominees for these positions. We are just in the process of screening these individuals,” Ochoa said.
Close to 10,000 positions in various line agencies, government-owned and -controlled corporations, government financial institutions, and constitutional commissions must be appointed by the President.
All nominees undergo a screening process and are required to submit documents to a search committee in Malacañang that vets candidates, studies their credentials, and assesses their qualifications for the positions they have been nominated to. (Jill Beltran/Sunnex)