Archive for January, 2008

Poll automation will be Comelec’s priority–Melo

MANILA — Dwelling on the “Hello Garci” scandal would only divert the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) attention from its target to automate the 2010 polls, its newly appointed chairman warned on Sunday.

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Melo brings credibility, gives new face to Comelec

MANILA, Philippines — His name is synonymous with credibility, as one election lawyer put it. But can a 75-year-old retired Supreme Court justice restore the tattered reputation of the Commission on Elections?

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Roxas welcomes Melo’s nomination

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Manuel Roxas II on Saturday welcomed the appointments of retired Supreme Court associate justice Jose Melo as chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)……….

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Justice Melo named head of Comelec

Former associate justice Jose Melo will take over the post vacated by former
Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos, who resigned in late 2007…..

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