ITINALAGA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si dating Lanao del Sur Governor Saidamen Balt Pangarungan bilang ad interim chairman ng Commission on Elections.
Ito ang kinumpirma ni Acting Presidential Spokesman Martin Andanar sa press briefing.
Ayon kay Andanar, itinalaga rin ng Pangulo ang batikang election lawyer na si Atty. George Erwin Garcia at Undersecretary Aimee Neri bilang mga bagong ad interim commissioners ng Comelec.
“The directive of the President is to ensure an honest, peaceful, credible and free election” giit pa ni Andanar.
Si Pangarungan ang kapalit si dating Comelec chairman Sheriff Abas na nagretiro noong nakaraang Pebrero 2.
Habang sina Garcia at Neri naman ang kapalit nina dating Commissioner na ngayo’y Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Kho Jr. at Rowena Guanzon na nagretiro kasabay ni Abas. EVELYN QUIROZ