Itinalaga ni Pangulong Gloria Arroyo si outgoing Commission on Higher Education Chairman Carlito Puno bilang president ng United Coconut Chemicals Inc. at Ray Anthony Roxas Chua bilang chairman ng Commission on Information and Communications Technology. Pinasalamatan ng Pangulo si Puno dahil sa kanyang ipinakitang dedikasyon at maayos na trabaho bilang pinuno ng CHED. Itinalaga naman si Chua bilang bagong chair ng CICT. Apo siya ni sugar at rice trading magnate Antonio Roxas Chua. (Malou Escudero)