3 months before polls, 2 commissioners retire

Two commissioners of the Commission on Elections – Rene Sarmiento and Armando Velasco – are retiring on February 2, leaving behind crucial vacancies in the poll body as it prepares for the May elections. President Benigno Aquino III has yet to name their replacement. The two have managed to remain unscathed from the scandals that rocked the poll body under previous leaderships. One was appointed when the reputation of the poll body was at its lowest; the other, when the poll body was trying to recover from a bribery scandal involving its former chairman.

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