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(Eagle News) — Al Parreño has been designated the next acting chairman of the Commission on Elections. Acting COMELEC Chair Christian Robert Lim said Parreño, who is now serving as COMELEC commissioner, will take his place when he retires on Friday. Director Teopisto Elnas, Jr. has been designated as project management director. Meanne Corvera, Eagle News Service
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Commission on Elections Acting Chair Christian Robert Lim on Thursday said the plebiscite for Charter Change can no longer be held in time for the midterm elections in 2019 even if amendments to the Constitution are approved by the two houses of Congress this year. According to Lim, Congress has not allotted a budget for preparations for the plebiscite–where Filipino voters will be asked whether they accept federalism or […]
Escudero says Bautista has been a “consistent no-show” since hearings on possible Anti-Money Laundering Law violations began in August 2017 By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista has been subpoenaed following his repeated failure to attend a Senate panel hearing on possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Law. Senator Chief Escudero, chair of the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, said that this means that Bautista–who was […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a retired policeman to the board of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and re-appointed Sheriff Abas as chief of the Commission on Elections. Anselmo Pinili, the President’s former special envoy on transnational crime, replaced Jorge Corpuz, who resigned citing “health reasons.” Pinili’s term of office will expire on June 30, 2018. Abas, meanwhile, was re-appointed after the Commission on Appointments did not act on his appointment in November […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday hinted about his “local adversaries” being behind a bomb scare near a plaza in San Juan City where a concert he organized was supposed to be held. “Happening tonight at the Plaza in San Juan! May bomb threat pa! Too much of a coincidence? Desperate moves by local adversaries! Ayaw tumigil. Pero tuloy ang rakrakan!” Ejercito said in a Twitter post. The Zamoras are the senator’s family’s political rivals. […]
(Eagle News) — Former Commission on Elections Andres Bautista was a no-show at Wednesday’s Senate committee hearing on the allegations of undeclared wealth against him. This was despite an invitation sent to his three residences by the Senate committee on banks that is holding the hearings aimed also at looking into possible revisions in the Bank Secrecy Law and the Anti-Money Laundering Act. This is the panel’s second hearing. The first was held on Aug. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy ang pananawagan ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa mga nais humabol upang magparehistro bilang botante para sa Sangguniang Kabataan at barangay elections hanggang Huwebes, Nobyembre 30. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, dapat iwasan ng mga botante ang paghabol sa deadline o kaya ay mag-last minute registration. Bukas ang mga opisina ng COMELEC mula alas-otso ng umaga hanggang alas-singko ng hapon (8:00 AM-5:00 PM), mula Lunes hanggang Sabado. […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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, […]
