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Commission on Elections chairperson George Erwin Garcia on Friday reiterated his appeal for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint “insiders” amid the looming retirement of two members of the poll body.Commissioners Socorro Inting and Marlon Casquejo are set to retire on Sunday, February 2 after completing their seven-year term. This leaves the Comelec with only five commissioners with about three months left before the 2025 May elections.
It will be appropriate to appoint somebody coming from the inside because they are knowledgeable already of what we're doing; knowledgeable also of the people who are already performing his duties, functions, and at the same time, knowledgeable of the issues we're facing right now,” he said.Garcia said the new commissioners are expected to be appointed after the Congress goes on break from February 8 to June 1 for the campaign period for the upcoming midterm elections.
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