Tag: COMELEC

Commissioner Sheriff Abas named new COMELEC chief

President Duterte makes other appointments (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Commission on Elections Commissioner Sheriff Abas as chair of the poll body. Duterte also appointed former Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera as the chair of the Energy Regulatory Commission, and Roberto Bernardo as undersecretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Abas, a nephew of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Mohagher Iqbal, replaced Andres Bautista, who resigned after impeachment complaint for alleged […]

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Decryption at printing ng mga ballot images sa 3 probinsya, sinimulan na ng COMELEC

(Eagle News) — Inumpisahan na ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang decryption at printing ng mga ballot images mula sa tatlong probinsya para sa recount ng mga boto kaugnay sa electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., laban kay Vice-president Leni Robredo. Kinumpirma ng tagapagsalita ni Marcos na si Atty. Victor Rodriguez na nitong Lunes, October 23, umusad na ang pag-decrypt at pag-imprenta ng ballot images at iba pang data sa SD Card […]

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Commissioner Christian Robert Lim named acting Comelec chair

(Eagle News) — Commissioner Christian Robert Lim has been named the acting chief of the Commission on Elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said this was after Lim, the most senior commissioner, garnered a “unanimous vote” from commissioners who voted for their temporary head during the poll body’s weekly session. Lim’s designation comes after the Palace announced President Rodrigo Duterte had accepted Comelec Chair Andres Bautista’s resignation “effective immediately.” In his resignation letter, Bautista had requested […]

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House justice panel formally ends Bautista impeach process

(Eagle News) — The House justice committee on Tuesday went ahead with its hearing on the impeachment of Andres Bautista even after the Palace  announced it had accepted his resignation “effective immediately” as Commission on Elections chair. But the hearing lasted for only a few minutes, after the panel committee decided it would be moot and academic to proceed with impeachment proceedings as the committee had already received a letter from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea […]

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President Duterte accepts COMELEC chair Bautista’s resignation “effective immediately”

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chairman Andres Bautista, but said that his resignation will be effective immediately, and not by year-end as what had been written by Bautista in his earlier resignation letter. The letter from Malacanang dated October 23 read: “We refer to your letter tendering your resignation as Chairman of the Commission on Elections. Upon the instruction of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, […]

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Kabayan Rep. Roque submits draft of articles of impeachment against Bautista

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hours after the House of Representatives voted to impeach Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista on Wednesday (October 11), Kabayan Party-List Representative Harry Roque submitted the draft of the articles of impeachment against the beleaguered poll chief. The articles of impeachment submitted by Roque were to support the impeachment complaint for graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution against Bautista. The six-page documents […]

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Pimentel: No need for impeach trial if Bautista steps down as Comelec chair

(Eagle News) — There is no longer any need for the impeachment trial of Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista if he steps down from his post. “Kung meron talagang resignation letter and deemed separated from government service na siya, e wala na. Dapat stop na yung impeachment..Kung umalis na siya sa posisyon, wala nang dahilan na magtuloy tuloy pa,” Senate President Koko Pimentel said in a radio interview on Thursday. So far, he said […]

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Malacañang says it respects COMELEC Chair Bautista’s decision; “wish(es) him well”

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that  Malacañang will respect the decision of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista to resign from his post, effective December 31, 2017. “We respect the decision of Chairman Andy Bautista. We wish him well,” Presidential Communications secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement. Effective the end of the year,  Bautista will be stepping down from his position. In his social media accounts, […]

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COMELEC chair calls House move to impeach him “unfortunate,” “unnecessary,” but will abide by ruling

  (Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista viewed as “unfortunate” the decision of the House of Representatives that voted to impeach him, saying it was an “unnecessary move.” In a statement, Bautista also acknowledged that the lawmakers were “entitled to their own opinion,” and said that he will abide by the rules on the impeachment process. “It is unfortunate that the decision of the House Committee on Justice, which was voted upon […]

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Bautista to resign as Comelec chair by the end of this year

(Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista will resign from his post by the end of this year. In a statement on Wednesday, Bautista said he believed “this was the right time to step down given the postponement of the barangay and SK elections.” In a press conference, he said he submitted a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte this morning to inform him of his decision. “This was not an easy decision. But […]

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House justice panel approves resolution, report junking impeach complaint vs Comelec Chair Bautista

(Eagle News) — The House Justice panel on Thursday approved the committee report and resolution that dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against Commission on Elections chair Andres Bautista. Nineteen members voted for the motion of Misamis Occidental Representative Henry Oaminal to make such an approval. Only two members—Rep. Gwen Garcia and Rep. Harry Roque—voted against Oaminal’s motion. The complaint filed  by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and former Rep. Jacinto Paras on Aug. 23 was earlier dismissed for […]

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COMELEC Chair Bautista welcomes dismissal of impeach complaint vs him

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair Andres Bautista on Wednesday welcomed the dismissal of the impeachment complaint filed against him. In a statement, Bautista thanked the House justice committee that ruled on the complaint and the House leadership for their “objectivity and fairness” when they junked the complaint filed against him by lawyers Ferdinand Topacio, Manuelita Luna, and former Rep. Jacinto Paras, for insufficiency in form. The complaint stemmed from […]

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