President Bongbong Marcos has appointed lawyer George Erwin Garcia as COMELEC Chairman.
PRESIDENT BONGBONG MARCOS — The President has appointed lawyer George Erwin Garcia as the chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
Malacañang officially released a copy of Garcia’s appointment paper on Monday. According to his appointment paper, he will serve his term as COMELEC Chairman until February 2, 2029.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles also confirmed Garcia’s appointment in a statement, saying that the President has submitted Garcia’s name to the bicameral Commission on Appointments.
“The president has appointed Mr. George Erwin Garcia as Chairman of the Commission on Elections. He has submitted Mr. Garcia’s name to the Commission on Appointments as required by law,” she said.
In a statement, Garcia vowed to be independent and to pursue reforms that will give solutions to the current election issues in the Philippines. He also thanked the President for the confidence and trust given to him.
“Under my watch, the COMELEC will aim for meaningful reforms that will resolve issues identified by stakeholders and the voting public,” Garcia said. “Rest assured that I will remain impartial and independent as a COMELEC Chairman. The will of the people will be the Supreme law.“
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It was last March when former President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Garcia as ad interim COMELEC commissioner, but the Commission on Appointments in the 18th Congress bypassed Garcia’s appointment, along with those of former COMELEC Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri and former COMELEC Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan.
GMA News Online reported that Garcia is a longtime election lawyer whose former clients include Marcos, Senators Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Grace Poe, former senators Manny Pacquiao and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, and former Manila Mayor Isko Moreno.
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