By Marvin Sy (The Philippine Star)
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the appointments of Health Secretary Enrique Ona, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz and Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo. Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago earlier threatened to invoke section 20 of the CA rules – which allows one CA member to reject the approval of all other members – to veto Ona’s confirmation if he could not address her concern about the government’s policy on kidney transplants. She directed Ona to clarify the status of two administrative orders issued by his predecessor, one prohibiting the donation of kidneys to non-related recipients and another establishing a national program for sharing of organs from deceased donors.
