They will run the national and local elections but their appointments may still be rejected by the Commission on Appointments when the 18th Congress resumes session on May 23. PHVote WeDecide
MANILA, Philippines – Unless President Rodrigo Duterte calls a special session of Congress, his three new appointees to the Commission on Elections cannot be confirmed or rejected by the Commission on Appointments until weeks after the May 9 elections.
The situation presents a challenge to the new appointees, said former Comelec commissioner Luie Tito Guia. Apart from Pangarungan, the president appointed high-profile election lawyer George Garcia and former social welfare undersecretary Aimee Torrefranca Neri as new commissioners. The 18th Congress has two weeks left to hold sessions from May 23 to June 4 when it is scheduled to adjourn sine die. The members of the 19th Congress will assume their posts on June 30.
Like Duterte, Pangarungan is a graduate of the San Beda Law School. He finished his law degree in 1976. He also represented Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III when a disqualification case was filed against his candidacy in 2019.
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