CONFIRMED: Senators applaud the confirmation of Ma. Gracia M. Pulido-Tan as chairperson of the Commission on Audit (COA) during the plenary session of the Commission on Appointments Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Before her appointment as chairperson of COA, Tan previously served as commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government and undersecretary of the Department of Finance. (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal)