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Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec) MANILA - Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia on Thursday said he will inhibit from cases which he handled prior to being named as an official of the poll body. In a phone interview, Garcia said this is to protect the integrity of the commission. "Of course, that's an ethical consideration. You don't need someone to file anything or convince you. Of course, there is a previous relationship with clients, you have to inhibit and do not participate. Because somehow your decision or action will be given color," he added. Garcia, a veteran election lawyer, said he made this decision on his own and that no one forced or encouraged him to do it. "Voluntary and from the very beginning, I said immediately that I'm going to inhibit from all cases that I handle. Although I don't handle any (cases) presently, I have previous relationships with parties (s
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The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said the appointment of the three Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials should be open and transparent.
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Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to make the selection of appointees to positions vacated by the recently-retired Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials "completely transparent", Malacanang said Monday. This, after Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, announced early this month that Duterte now has a shortlist of nominees for positions in the Comelec. "The President has likewise committed that the selection of appointees to positions vacated by the recently-retired officials of the Commission on Elections shall be completely transparent, with candidates undergoing a stringent merit-based vetting process," he said in a press statement. Nograles also reiterated Duterte's assurance that his administration will ensure honest, peaceful, and credible elections on May 9, 2022. He said Duterte will guarantee that the electoral exercise wo