A panel of the Commission on Appointments (CA ) approved in a breeze on Tuesday the nomination of newly-installed Tourism Secretary Bernadette Fatima Romulo-Puyat.
On Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri鈥檚 motion, the CA鈥檚 committee on tourism and economic development recommended Romulo-Puyat鈥檚 confirmation.
Zubiri鈥檚 motion was immediately seconded by members of the panel including Sen. Cynthia Villar.
The CA plenary has yet to adopt the panel鈥檚 recommendation.
Interviewed after the hearing, Romulo-Puyat said she did not expect the swift approval by the panel.
鈥淵ou should have seen me in the room . I was reviewing, parang feeling ko may exam ako, parang kinakabahan ako. I didn鈥檛 expect it . I didn鈥檛 expect na it was going to be fast,鈥� she said.
Her first order of the day? Romulo-Puyat said, 鈥淕et back to work. Just work, work, work kasi ang dami pa nating kailangang gawin.鈥�
Asked if President Rodrigo Duterte had any instructions on what to prioritize in the agency, the Secretary reiterated the President鈥檚 only marching order to her.
鈥淭he only marching order was no corruption,鈥� Romulo-Puyat said.聽 /vvp