If he accepts, Alex Quiroz will be overseeing 732 government corporations.
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Sandiganbayan Justice Alex Quiroz as chairperson of the GCG or the Governance Commission for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations , Malacañang announced Saturday, July 23.
Section 12, Article 8 of the Constitution says “members of the Supreme Court and of other courts established by law shall not be designated to any agency performing quasi-judicial or administrative functions.” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles has not responded yet to Rappler’s question how this clause affects Quiroz’s appointment.
Quiroz had been applying to be a justice of the Supreme Court but was bypassed by former president Rodrigo Duterte for other picks.
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