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New Comelec chair Pangarungan a decent man, says Lacson
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Saidamen Pangarungan as the new chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Pangarungan, a lawyer, brings extensive government experience to the poll body, having held both appointive and elective positions.
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo Lacson described Pangarungan as a "decent man" and "mahusay po siyang tao" (a capable person).
Lacson recalled Pangarungan serving well as the head of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos.
Pangarungan, along with new poll commissioners George Erwin Garcia and Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, will be scrutinized by the Commission on Appointments.
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