Nobody will own the left position - GMA

PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo will not appoint a new chairman at the Commission on Elections (Comelec), because Benjamin Abalos is considered on terminal leave for four months despite resigning from his post Monday, the Palaces lawyer said.

As this developed, Abalos said he continues to support the Arroyo administration, while Mayor Benjamin Benhur Abalos Jr. of Mandaluyong City appealed to the media and public to go easy in judging his father.

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol said Malacaang will just let Abaloss leave credits be consumed so as to complete his seven-year tenure as head of the Comelec. In the meantime, senior Comelec Commissioner Resurreccin Borra will be officer in charge.

Legally speaking, the Comelec chairmanship is not vacant because even [if] Chairman Abalos left office, he still has to consume his leave credits the President believes that the OIC can handle the job well, Apostol said.

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Votester - Philippine Political News

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Comelec chairman order recanvass

Comelec decided to set aside COC's from Maguindanao after failing to submit and present all election related documents. This developed as four teachers appeared and retold how they were practically kidnapped and forced to fill up ballots.

They were accompanied by Sen. Panfilo Lacson who said that he will file a petition to declare a failure of election in Maguindanao.

However, Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. said the Comelec is not likely to declare a failure of elections in the province as this will disfranchise the voters in the area. Instead, a new provincial board of canvassers would be convened to replace the existing board headed by lawyer Lintang Bedol.

The members of Maguindanaos municipal board of canvassers failed to appear yesterday before the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC).


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Comelec Count

1 Loren Legarda ---------------139,490
2 Chiz Escudero ---------------132,766
3 Manny Villar ----------------120,538
4 Ping Lacson -----------------118,478
5 Kiko Pangililan -------------115,625
6 Noynoy Aquino ----------------115,571
7 Alan Cayetano ---------------97,904
8 Coco Pimentel ----------------88,026
9 Joker Arroyo ------------------85,338
10 Ed Angara --------------------83,943
11 Ralph Recto --------------------83,838
12 Antonio Trillanes ----------------80,823

Comelec Count as of May 21 2007
Source: Votester!

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