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                    [Title] => Ombudsman standing firm on ruling favoring Comelec
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The Office of the Ombudsman stood firm yesterday on its decision clearing Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials and MegaPacific Consortium executives of criminal and administrative liabilities over the voided P1.3-billion electoral automation project.


In a 24-page consolidated comment submitted to the Supreme Court, the body said Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez has no intention to bring dishonor to her office or to renege from the proper exercise of her sworn duties.
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In a four-page en banc resolution, the tribunal dismissed the petition of Alfredo Corona seeking to overturn the resolution of the Comelec’s second division unseating him and installing Aquino as Tanauan mayor.

The Supreme Court also denied Corona’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Comelec’s writ of execution.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260446 [Title] => Mayoral claimant’s candidacy voided [Summary] => SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has nullified the candidacy of one of the mayoral claimants here as a substitute for his late father, paving the way for his rival’s possible installation as the rightful mayor.

Lawyer Philip Dacayo, son of the late Mayor Heraldo Dacayo, however, said he would file a motion for reconsideration.

In its July 27 decision, a copy of which was obtained by The STAR, the Comelec recalled its Resolution 7259 which Dacayo has used as basis for claiming the Solano mayorship.
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Documents show that the vehicles purchased were two Nissan Cefiro Elite worth P1.35 million each; four Chevrolet Venture worth P1.167 million each; and a Toyota Hi-Ace Super Grandia worth P1.183 million.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163851 [Title] => 3 Comelec execs back Tancangco [Summary] => Three commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have expressed full support for their beleaguered colleague Luzviminda Tancangco, whom they called a victim of a "well-funded campaign to oust her by way of impeachment in Congress."

Commissioners Rufino Javier, Ralph Lantion and Mehol Sadain also said it was not Tancangco who has caused the discord wracking the poll body, but its chairman, Alfredo Benipayo, with his failure to observe long-standing rules.
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In their joint sworn opposition filed with the CA, the commissioners, who comprise the Comelec majority, revealed new alleged irregularities committed by ad-interim appointees Chairman Alfredo Benipayo and Commissioners Resurreccion Borra and Florentino Tuason Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 132036 [Title] => Caloocan poll winners set to be proclaimed [Summary] => The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has issued an order for the City Board of Canvassers of Caloocan City to immediately proclaim all the remaining winners in the Caloocan City local elections, including Officer-in-Charge Mayor Reynaldo Malonzo.

The order was signed by Comelec Chairman Aflredo Benipayo, and Commissioners Rufino Javier, Ralph Lantion, Resurreccion Borra, and Florentino Tuason Jr.

Commissioner Mehol Sadain signed "no part," while Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco was "absent."
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 90744 [Title] => Namfrel to file impeachment rap vs Tancangco [Summary] => The National Citizen’s Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) will file an impeachment complaint against Commission on Elections Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco in the next Congress.

Speaking at the "Comelec Hour" program at the Westin Philippine Plaza, Namfrel chairman Jose Concepcion said corruption charges will also be filed against Tancangco before the Ombudsman.

The impeachment charges against Tancangco will be based on her alleged involvement in questionable transactions for the Comelec’s modernization and computerization program, he said. [DatePublished] => 2001-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097645 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Ombudsman standing firm on ruling favoring Comelec
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The Office of the Ombudsman stood firm yesterday on its decision clearing Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials and MegaPacific Consortium executives of criminal and administrative liabilities over the voided P1.3-billion electoral automation project.


In a 24-page consolidated comment submitted to the Supreme Court, the body said Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez has no intention to bring dishonor to her office or to renege from the proper exercise of her sworn duties.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335840 [Title] => SC upholds Comelec decision on Tanauan City mayoral row [Summary] => The Supreme Court upheld yesterday the ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) declaring Sonia Torres-Aquino as the rightful winner in the 2004 mayoralty race in Tanauan City, Batangas.

In a four-page en banc resolution, the tribunal dismissed the petition of Alfredo Corona seeking to overturn the resolution of the Comelec’s second division unseating him and installing Aquino as Tanauan mayor.

The Supreme Court also denied Corona’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Comelec’s writ of execution.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260446 [Title] => Mayoral claimant’s candidacy voided [Summary] => SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has nullified the candidacy of one of the mayoral claimants here as a substitute for his late father, paving the way for his rival’s possible installation as the rightful mayor.

Lawyer Philip Dacayo, son of the late Mayor Heraldo Dacayo, however, said he would file a motion for reconsideration.

In its July 27 decision, a copy of which was obtained by The STAR, the Comelec recalled its Resolution 7259 which Dacayo has used as basis for claiming the Solano mayorship.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 251523 [Title] => Comelec readying Padaca’s proclamation [Summary] => The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the proclamation of former broadcaster and polio victim Grace Padaca as winner in Isabela’s gubernatorial race, with a resolution being circulated for signing by the seven-man poll body. [DatePublished] => 2004-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 251174 [Title] => Isabela bishop warns of chaos [Summary] => Ilagan Bishop Sergio Utleg warned of such a situation in Isabela, the country’s third largest province, if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) "will railroad the will of the electorate." [DatePublished] => 2004-05-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 169382 [Title] => Comelec execs buy 7 new cars worth P8.5 M [Summary] => The commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have purchased seven additional vehicles worth a total of more than P8.5 million, for their own use.

Documents show that the vehicles purchased were two Nissan Cefiro Elite worth P1.35 million each; four Chevrolet Venture worth P1.167 million each; and a Toyota Hi-Ace Super Grandia worth P1.183 million.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163851 [Title] => 3 Comelec execs back Tancangco [Summary] => Three commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have expressed full support for their beleaguered colleague Luzviminda Tancangco, whom they called a victim of a "well-funded campaign to oust her by way of impeachment in Congress."

Commissioners Rufino Javier, Ralph Lantion and Mehol Sadain also said it was not Tancangco who has caused the discord wracking the poll body, but its chairman, Alfredo Benipayo, with his failure to observe long-standing rules.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159149 [Title] => 4 Comelec execs oppose confirmation of colleagues [Summary] => Four commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) filed yesterday a new opposition to three Comelec appointees who are seeking the confirmation by the Commission on Appointments (CA).

In their joint sworn opposition filed with the CA, the commissioners, who comprise the Comelec majority, revealed new alleged irregularities committed by ad-interim appointees Chairman Alfredo Benipayo and Commissioners Resurreccion Borra and Florentino Tuason Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 132036 [Title] => Caloocan poll winners set to be proclaimed [Summary] => The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has issued an order for the City Board of Canvassers of Caloocan City to immediately proclaim all the remaining winners in the Caloocan City local elections, including Officer-in-Charge Mayor Reynaldo Malonzo.

The order was signed by Comelec Chairman Aflredo Benipayo, and Commissioners Rufino Javier, Ralph Lantion, Resurreccion Borra, and Florentino Tuason Jr.

Commissioner Mehol Sadain signed "no part," while Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco was "absent."
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 90744 [Title] => Namfrel to file impeachment rap vs Tancangco [Summary] => The National Citizen’s Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) will file an impeachment complaint against Commission on Elections Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco in the next Congress.

Speaking at the "Comelec Hour" program at the Westin Philippine Plaza, Namfrel chairman Jose Concepcion said corruption charges will also be filed against Tancangco before the Ombudsman.

The impeachment charges against Tancangco will be based on her alleged involvement in questionable transactions for the Comelec’s modernization and computerization program, he said. [DatePublished] => 2001-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097645 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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