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CA bypasses appointment of Davao poll veteran as Comelec commissioner

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/12/16/aimee.jpg"/><figcaption>Davao del Norte provincial election supervisor Aimee Ferolino Ampoloquio takes an oath before facing the Commission on Appointments, December 16, 2020. <em>Senate PRIB</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> - The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday deferred the appointment of Davao del Norte provincial election supervisor Aimee Ferolino Ampoloquio as a commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) until she could submit documents and answer questions about her husband&#x27;s assets.</p><p>Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon moved to &quot;reset&quot; Ferolino Ampoloquio&#x27;s confirmation hearing to a later date after the Davaoeña election veteran submits several documents that would detail the assets of her husband who is earning from his family&#x27;s &quot;rice and corn mill business.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The question that we raised is to test the validity of the SALN,&quot; Drilon said, referring to the nominee&#x27;s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.</p><p>Sen. Francis Tolentino tried to block Drilon&#x27;s motion, saying the CA panel &quot;needs to amend rules to require submission of additional documents,&quot; noting that documents about the assets of the nominee&#x27;s husband were not among the requirements asked from other government officials who faced the Commission.</p><p>&quot;I still maintain, with all due respect, that the rules, notifications coming from this commission... should not be changed during committee hearings itself,&quot; he said.</p><p>Drilon clarified that it was Ferolino Ampoloquio who volunteered to submit the said documents in the future so that she could adequately answer questions about her husband&#x27;s family business.</p><p>Ferolino Ampoloquio, who started work in the Comelec as an emergency laborer in 1994, said she hopes to receive the CA&#x27;s approval to be able to &quot;realize&quot; her father&#x27;s dream who also worked in the poll body.</p><p>&quot;It humbles me so much that a lot of my coworkers and colleagues have been inspired by my nomination as commissioner that they have started to dream again and set goal for themselves,&quot; she said.</p><p>The long-time Davao del Norte elections official - who is also a lawyer - said that while 3 of her siblings serve as vice mayor and barangay officials in Davao del Sur, her decisions were never influenced by neither her family nor her peers.</p><p>Ferolino Ampoloquio also denied representing any politician, especially those facing election-related cases, in her capacity as a private lawyer.</p><p>&quot;I did not handle any case before the Commission [on Elections]... I only handle cases outside the Comelec&#x27;s jurisdiction,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;I can say my integrity has never been in question,&quot; she said.</p><p>With the CA panel&#x27;s decision to defer Ferolino Ampoloquio&#x27;s appointment, President Rodrigo Duterte will have to issue an ad interim appointment for the Davaoeña poll executive since Congress will adjourn session on December 19.</p><p>&quot;The ad interim appointment is a permanent appointment which will only lapse once rejected by the Commission [on Appointments],&quot; Drilon said.</p><p>Should the President issue the ad interim appointment while Congress&#x27; session is on a break, Ferolino Ampoloquio will have to resign from her post as Davao del Norte&#x27;s provincial election supervisor as &quot;she cannot hold 2 positions at the same time,&quot; the Senate Minority Leader said.</p><p>When asked for clarification on the status of Ferolina Ampoloquio&#x27;s confirmation, Drilon told reporters that it is considered bypassed due to the adjournment of Congress&#x27; session.</p><p>A nominee is deemed rejected by the CA if he or she is bypassed thrice.</p><p>The CA has yet to announce the date of Ferolino Ampoloquio&#x27;s next confirmation hearing.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/26/20/duterte-taps-davao-poll-exec-as-comelec-commissioner">Duterte taps Davao poll exec as Comelec commissioner</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5jEXZ1Lfn88?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><div class="iwantbar"> </div>

<p>The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday deferred the appointment of Davao del Norte provincial election supervisor Aimee Ferolino Ampoloquio as a commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) until she could submit documents and answer questions about her husband's assets.</p>

The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday deferred the appointment of Davao del Norte provincial election supervisor Aimee Ferolino Ampoloquio as a commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) until she could submit documents and answer questions about her husband's assets.

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CA bypasses appointment of Davao poll veteran as Comelec commissioner

Katrina Domingo,

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Published December 16, 2020 12:22 PM PHT

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Updated December 16, 2020 03:16 PM PHT

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