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Amid Guanzon vs Ferolino showdown, Comelec says no crisis: 'It's just work'

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Comelec on Feb. 2, 2022 held a send off ceremony at Sofitel Hotel for outgoing chairman Sheriff Abas and commissioners Antonio Kho and Rowena Guanzon, Photo courtesy of Comelec" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/03/20220203-comelec-retirement-ceremony-2.jpg"/><figcaption>The Comelec on Feb. 2, 2022 held a send off ceremony at Sofitel Hotel for outgoing chairman Sheriff Abas and commissioners Antonio Kho and Rowena Guanzon, <em>Photo courtesy of Comelec</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA — The retirement ceremony of 3 commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was &quot;muted&quot; as described by the poll body spokesman Thursday, amid tensions and public infighting over a high-profile case that could change the course of the May 9 elections.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/02/22/comelec-chairman-2-pang-commissioners-nagretiro-na">Comelec chairman, 2 pang commissioners nagretiro na</a></li></ul><p>On Wednesday, the poll body held a supposedly private send off ceremony at Sofitel Hotel for outgoing chairman Sheriff Abas and commissioners Antonio Kho and Rowena Guanzon, but the latter&#x27;s office surprisingly livestreamed the event on Facebook, giving reporters and the public access. </p><p>The past month has been a circus for Comelec, as Guanzon went around the media to publicly fight with fellow commissioner Aimee Ferolino, whom she accused of being &quot;bought off&quot; by the camp of presidential frontrunner Bongbong Marcos.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/28/22/comelecs-ferolino-says-guanzon-seeks-to-pressure-her-on-marcos-jr-cases">Comelec&#x27;s Ferolino says Guanzon bombshell meant to pressure her on Marcos Jr. cases</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/01/22/guanzon-nanggagalaiti-pa-rin-kay-ferolino-nagbanta-ng-impeachment">Guanzon nanggagalaiti pa rin kay Ferolino, nagbanta ng impeachment</a></li></ul><p>The cases against Marcos remain pending with Ferolino, with Guanzon&#x27;s vote to disqualify the late dictator&#x27;s son invalidated as retires from her post.</p><p>During the retirement ceremony, Guanzon and Ferolino were seen together for the first time since their public spat.</p><p>But Guanzon was ice cold, even as Ferolino attempted to warm up and mend ties in a speech that addressed her superior turned nemesis.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: Commissioner Aimee Ferolino addresses retiring colleagues. This is Commissioner Rowena Guanzon’s reaction: <a href="https://t.co/6MP9qhqzcO">pic.twitter.com/6MP9qhqzcO</a></p>— J. Villaruel (@jauhnetienne) <a href="https://twitter.com/jauhnetienne/status/1488802454955126786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>&#x27;JUST DOING THE WORK&#x27;</strong></div><p>In a press briefing Thursday, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said he could not tell if Guanzon and Ferolino had their moment to thresh out their differences.</p><p>However, Jimenez said describing the Guanzon vs Ferolino issue as &quot;crisis&quot; is only &quot;something that you only hear outside the Comelec.&quot;</p><p>&quot;But inside the Comelec, it&#x27;s really just about doing the work. Inside the Comelec people understand what&#x27;s going on,&quot; Jimenez said. </p><p>With Guanzon out of Comelec along with 2 other commissioners, the resolution of the Marcos disqualification cases rests on the hands of the 4 remaining en banc members. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/19/21/marcos-bid-most-contested-in-recent-memory-official">Marcos presidential bid most contested since Poe&#x27;s 2016 legal row— official</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines is set to hold the national and local elections on May 9.</p><p>RELATED VIDEO </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OtQTqaqoATY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

During the retirement ceremony, Rowena Guanzon and Aimee Ferolino were seen together for the first time since their public spat.

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Amid Guanzon vs Ferolino showdown, Comelec says no crisis: 'It's just work'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 03, 2022 06:12 PM PHT

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