CONFIRMED. Senate President and Commission on Appointments (CA) Chairperson Vicente C. Sotto III greets Rey Echavarria Bulay with a fist bump after the CA confirms his appointment as commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021). Bulay will serve as Comelec commissioner until Feb. 2, 2027. (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) MANILA - New Commissioner Rey Bulay is a welcome addition to the Commission on Election (Comelec). Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez made this remark after the Commission on Appointment (CA) confirmed the nomination of Bulay on Wednesday. "The appointment of our new Commissioner, Commissioner Rey Bulay, formerly of the City Prosecutor's Office of the City of Manila, has been concluded and he is now confirmed Commissioner of the Comelec. So, we welcome his addition to the Comelec," he said. "We look forward to welcoming him in person. We've already briefed him on a lot of the work that's being done in Comelec