THE Commission on Appointments (CA) rejected on Wednesday the nomination of Judy Taguiwalo as secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the third appointee of President Rodrigo Duterte thumbed down by the powerful congressional body.

Members of the commission’s labor and social welfare committee junked the appointment of Taguiwalo, a former UP professor and activist, through secret voting, the results of which were presented by the committee chairman, Davao Oriental Rep. Joel Mayo Almario to the plenary.