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Inting takes over as acting Comelec chair as Duterte yet to pick from 'shortlist'

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Newly appointed ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/02/03/20180529-senate-commission-appointments-1-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>Newly appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Socorro Inting at the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay, City, May 29, 2018. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now helmed by its most senior commissioner Socorro Inting, albeit in an acting capacity, according to spokesman James Jimenez on Thursday, as President Rodrigo Duterte takes his time to fill the three major vacancies in the poll body. </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>In an earlier statement, Palace spokesman Karlo Nograles said Duterte is looking to appoint three Comelec commissioners &quot;ASAP.&quot; </p><p>He added that the president already has a shortlist, but refused to disclose the names in it. </p><p>On Wednesday, chairman Sheriff Abas and commissioners Antonio Kho and Rowena Guanzon retired from Comelec as they finish their respective terms. </p><p>This leaves the Comelec with only four commissioners, namely: </p><ul>	<li>Socorro Inting</li>	<li>Marlon Casquejo</li>	<li>Aimee Ferolino</li>	<li>Rey Bulay</li></ul><p>All four are also appointees of Duterte, with three coming from Davao, the home place of the President.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/25/21/public-vetting-of-comelec-appointments-sought">Public vetting of Comelec appointments sought</a></li></ul><div><strong>WHO IS SOCORRO INTING</strong></div><p>Prior to her appointment for a seven-year term as Comelec commissioner in 2018, Inting was a magistrate at the Court of Appeals. Her brother Henri Inting is a sitting associate justice at the Supreme Court.</p><p>Hailing from Davao City, Inting obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree, cum laude, from the Ateneo de Davao University in 1980.</p><p>She served as Presiding Judge of Branch 4, Regional Trial Court, Manila, for more than nine years, and Presiding Judge of the Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 63, Makati, for almost three years.</p><p>She also served as a prosecutor for six years, and a public attorney for seven years.</p><p>Inting was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2009.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/18/duterte-picks-ca-justice-as-comelec-commissioner-source">Duterte picks CA justice as Comelec commissioner: source</a></li></ul><p>Jimenez on Thursday said the poll body &quot;is not crippled&quot; and remains functional even with just four en banc members. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">&quot;The Comelec is not crippled.&quot;<br/><br/>Jimenez says poll body remains functional even with only 4 commissioners left just 3 months away from the May 9 elections.<br/><br/>However, he says filling the 3 vacancies in the 7-man en banc remains an urgent concern.</p>— J. Villaruel (@jauhnetienne) <a href="https://twitter.com/jauhnetienne/status/1489133035937480705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Philippines is set to hold is national and local elections on May 9.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1914829" width="100%"></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>

Prior to her appointment for a seven-year term as Comelec commissioner in 2018, Socorro Inting was a magistrate at the Court of Appeals. 

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Inting takes over as acting Comelec chair as Duterte yet to pick from 'shortlist'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published February 03, 2022 06:21 PM PHT

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