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MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Beda Epres as new commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Malacanang confirmed on Tuesday. The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) released a copy of Epres' appointment paper inked by Marcos on Sept. 15. Epres replaced former CHR commissioner Roberto Eugenio Cadiz whose seven-year term ended on May 5. Based on his appointment paper, Epres will serve as CHR commissioner until May 5, 2029. Epres is the first out of the five anticipated members of the sixth batch of CHR en banc. Prior to his appointment to CHR, Epres worked as Director IV at the Office of the Ombudsman's General Investigation Bureau. Epres took up law at the Arellano University School of Law and was admitted to the Bar in 1995. Early in his career, he was also an officer at the National Power Corporation and a part-time lecturer at the Far Eastern University, his alma mater. Epres was part of the Office of the Ombudsman ....