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MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte named Marlon Casquejo, a fellow Davaoeño, as a commissioner in the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Casquejo’s designation as an ad interim commissioner was signed by Duterte on Monday, June 18.
#PresidentDuterte appoints Marlon Casquejo as ad interim Comelec commissioner. @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/m8ZUknR9ks
— Pia Ranada (@piaranada) June 20, 2018
A former Comelec election officer of Davao City’s 1st district, Casquejo will take the seat of Christian Lim whose term as commissioner expired last February. He had also served as Comelec Assistant Regional Director for Region XI.
With Casquejo’s appointment, Duterte has one more Comelec commissioner to name, this time to take the place of Arthur Lim whose term also ended in February.
Last month, the Commission on Appointments confirmed Duterte’s appointment of Sheriff Abbas as Comelec chairman.
Duterte gets to name 3 out of the 7 members of the Comelec, a body that will play a critical role in a possible plebiscite for a new Philippine constitution. The shift to a federal system of government was one of Duterte’s major campaign promises. – Rappler.com
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