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Duterte appoints Abas as Comelec chair

November 24, 2017 by NewsLine Philippines 4 Comments

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Sheriff Abas as the new chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Abas will replace former Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista who was impeached by the House of Representatives  following domestic controversies and financial issues with estranged wife Patricia.

Abas, a commissioner at the Comelec under Bautista’s chairmanship.

Abas  is a lawyer and law professor who earned his Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Batch 1998-99) from Notre Dame University in Cotabato City and pursued baccalaureate degree in Law at Ateneo De Davao University (Batch ‎2003-2004) and passed the Philippine Bar Exams a year after his graduation.

In his profile at the commission, Abas wrote that in the imminent future, he aims to improve and deliver “an even better and more effective and efficient service to the public as he continues to serve as one of the Commissioners of the Comelec.”

According to the appointment paper dated November 22 and released to the press on Friday, Abas, who would serve the Comelec until February 2022.

 

Abas appointment is subject to confirmation by the Commission on Appointments (CA).

Abas has been appointed to the Comelec by former President Benigno S. Aquino III in 2015, and was confirmed by the CA a year later.

He is a nephew of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Mohagher Iqbal.

Prior to his service at the Comelec, Abas served as assistant acting regional director of the Civil Service Commission in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.-Editha Z. Caduaya/Newsline.ph

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