Scribd
Upload
29 views1 page

Duterte Frat Brod Named Comelec Commissioner: Christina Mendez

President Duterte appointed Antonio Kho Jr., a fraternity brother, as a new commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to serve until 2022. The appointment rounds out the seven-member Comelec as it prepares for the 2019 elections. There were questions about the transparency of the 2016 elections results, so transparency in the upcoming elections is important.

Uploaded by

Andreamae Gonzales
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
29 views1 page

Duterte Frat Brod Named Comelec Commissioner: Christina Mendez

President Duterte appointed Antonio Kho Jr., a fraternity brother, as a new commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to serve until 2022. The appointment rounds out the seven-member Comelec as it prepares for the 2019 elections. There were questions about the transparency of the 2016 elections results, so transparency in the upcoming elections is important.

Uploaded by

Andreamae Gonzales
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1/ 1

Duterte frat brod named Comelec Marlon Casquejo, who used to be assistant

commissioner regional director of Comelec for Davao.


Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star) - July 14,
2018 - 12:00am
Abas was named commissioner by former
president Benigno Aquino III until he was
named chairman by Duterte. 
MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has
appointed a fraternity brother as commissioner Comelec Employees Union president Mac
of the Commission on Elections Ramirez also welcomed Kho’s appointment as
(Comelec), filling the post vacated by Sheriff he noted that since the poll body is now
Abas who moved up as chairman of the poll complete, it will be able to prepare for the
body. upcoming elections better.

The new Comelec official – former justice Ramirez added the Comelec’s rank and file
undersecretary Antonio Kho Jr. – will serve until employees are looking forward to working with
Feb. 2, 2022. Malacañang released Kho’s Kho.
appointment paper, dated July 11, yesterday. National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections
Kho is a member of San Beda Law’s Lex Talionis secretary-general Eric Alvia said there is no
fraternity to which Duterte also belongs more reason for the Comelec to experience
delays in the preparation for next year’s polls.

“The commission welcomes the appointment of Alvia also underscored the need for the poll
Antonio Kho Jr. as commissioner. (This) rounds officials to be “transparent and independent” in
up the composition of the seven-member en handling the elections.
banc as the Comelec goes full steam ahead with “There were a lot of questions with regard to
its preparations for the May 13, the results of the 2016 elections. If they were
2019 elections,” Comelec spokesman James transparent then, these could have been
Jimenez said. avoided so I hope that the Comelec will be open
Aside from Kho, two other commissioners were to ensure the integrity of next year’s elections,”
appointed by Duterte: Socorro Inting, a former he added.  
associate justice of the Court of Appeals, and

You might also like