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Norina Casingal, Noli Pipo named new Comelec commissioners

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Johnson Manabat

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA<strong> (2nd UPDATE)</strong> — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Monday the appointment of Maria Norina Tangaro-Casingal and Noli Rafol Pipo as new commissioners of the poll body.</p><p>Tangaro-Casingal previously served as Comelec&#x27;s law department director. </p><p>&quot;The President extended to her an ad interim appointment which will expire until February 2, 2032,&quot; Comelec chief George Garcia said in a press conference.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-draggable fr-dvb" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F3988014784764690%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;width:453px;height:255px" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Casingal, who has been with the Comelec for 27 years, said she was surprised that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. picked her as the new Comelec commissioner.</p><p>&quot;Na-surprise po ako pag-akyat ko ng office kanina, sila naka-receive, hindi ko pa alam,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre nagpapasalamat ako sa ating Presidente for heeding to the request of the chairman na ma-appoint sana ang insider,&quot; she added.</p><p>Casingal will replace outgoing commissioner Socorro Inting and will head the poll body&#x27;s First Division.</p><p>Meanwhile, Pipo will replace retired Comelec commissioner Marlon Casquejo.  </p><p>He is expectd to take his oath on Wednesday, according to Garcia.</p><p>Pipo started his career as an Election Officer III in Bangued, Abra from 1993 to 1996 before he served as the provincial election supervisor or Ilocos Norte from February 1996 to January 2024.</p><p>In 2006 he became the regional election director until his appointment as commissioner.</p><p>Both Casingal and Pipo will serve as commissioners until 2032.</p><p>With this appointments, five of the 7-members of the commission en banc including Garcia are now appointees of Marcos Administration. Others are commisisoners Ernesto Maceda Jr., and Nelson Celis,</p><p>Commissioners Aimee Ferolino and Rey Bulay are both appointees of former president Rodrigo Duterte.</p><div><em>For more news and features on Philippine elections, visit the ABS-CBN News&#x27; </em><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/halalan-2025"><em>Halalan 2025 page.</em></a></div><div><em></em><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3xy23Im79tQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Monday the appointment of Maria Norina Tangaro-Casingal and Noli Rafol Pipo as new commissioners of the poll body.</p>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Monday the appointment of Maria Norina Tangaro-Casingal and Noli Rafol Pipo as new commissioners of the poll body.