Lanto says no

Former Lanao del Norte Rep Macabangkit Lanto declines his appointment to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Hounded by controversy, Lanto says he did it “with deep regret.” A former ambassador, Lanto was unseated as Lanao del Norte’s second district representative in 1994 due to alleged poll fraud. The House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) ruled that he cheated to win the elections. Team PNoy campaign manager Sen. Franklin Drilon endorsed him as officer-in-charge of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in 2011. Lanto admitted last week that it was also Drilon who recommended him for the Comelec post. President Benigno Aquino III reportedly got upset over the committee’s failure to seriously consider the controversies surrounding Lanto.

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