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Troubleshooter makes trouble over Comelec head’s posting By Gerry Baldo 01/18/2011

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Troubleshooter makes trouble over Comelec head’s posting

By Gerry Baldo 01/18/2011

Troubleshooter Manuel Roxas II appeared to have launched his new role in the Palace by making trouble through meddling in the recent appointment of veteran election lawyer Sixto Brillantes as Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman by meeting with him personally after telling President Aquino he is against the posting because Brillantes was the lawyer of his potential rivals for the 2016 presidential race, Vice President Jejomar Binay and Sen. Francis Escudero.

Roxas’ animosity toward Brillantes immediately elicited reactions from legislators saying that the Liberal Party (LP) president has no reason to object to Brillantes’ appointment.

“I think he will be objective. Given his vast experience as election lawyer, his challenge is how to introduce electoral reforms to make Comelec credible,” Roxas partymate Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone said..... MORE

SourceThe Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110118hed4.html

1 comment

Anonymous said...

Kita mo, alam din ni Marimar ang mission ni Sixto. Mananatili siyang talo sa huling halalan dahil hindi na maisapubliko ang source code. Ipinag utos na ng kataas taasang hukuman ang pagpasapubliko nito na hanggang ngayon ay ayaw pa sundin ng COMELEC.

Paano kung mapatunayan ang katotohanan ng hokus Pcos?

Eh di na letse si Noynoy.

"Mar! Timpla mo nga ako ng kape! Bilis!" - Sixto Brillantes.

Lingod sa kaalaman ni commission err ay dinuraan ni Marimar ang brewed coffee.

"Aba.. lasang Starbucks" -Noynoy

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