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Duterte appoints ex-Marcos lawyer to Comelec
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed veteran election lawyer George Garcia as a new commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Garcia previously represented Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his 2016 electoral protest.
His appointment comes as the Comelec has yet to resolve lawsuits seeking to disqualify Mr. Marcos from the presidential race.
Also appointed as Comelec commissioner was Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, and Saidamen B. Pangarungan was named as the new Comelec chairman.
The President's directive is to ensure honest, peaceful, credible, and free elections.
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Newly appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia has formally inhibited himself from election cases involving his past clients, including presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
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President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Saidamen Balt Pangarungan as the new chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
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President Rodrigo Duterte defended his recent appointments of Saidamen Balt Pangarungan as Comelec chairperson and George Garcia and Aimee Torrefranca-Neri as commissioners.
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Petitioners have urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to resolve pending disqualification cases against Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. promptly.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Saidamen Pangarungan as the new chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
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