Duterte reappoints Abas as Comelec chairman

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed Sheriff Abas as chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Duterte issued an ad interim appointment after the Commission on Appointments (CA) did not Congress adjourned for the holidays in December.

Based on his appointment paper Comelec chief until February 2, 2022.

Abas was appointed on November 22 to replace Andres Bautista, who resigned amid allegations of hidden wealth.

Before his appointment to the poll body, Abas was the acting assistant regional director of the Civil Service Commission in the Mindanao. Abas, a nephew of Moro IsIqbal, was appointed to the Comelec by former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd in 2015.

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poll body starts preparing for the holding of the synchronized ba- rangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set in May.

The Comelec en banc has - scribing the calendar of activities and periods of prohibited acts in village and youth polls.

April 20. The campaign period will - paigning is prohibited on the eve of election day, May 13.

Comelec spokesman James Jimenez on Wednesday said that during campaign period, making any donation or gift in cash or in kind is prohibited, as well as appointing or using special policemen or maintenance of barangay funded hiring of new employees, creation of new position, promotion, giving of salary increases, remuneration or privileges, among others.

During the election period, the commission prohibits the alteration of precincts or establishment of new -

Jimenez said the twin polls will comes out with a law postponing the elections anew.

The twin polls was originally scheduled to be held on October -