Comelec warns against appointing defeated poll candidates to gov’t offices

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has warned government officials against the appointment of defeated candidates in the May 2019 polls. Lawyer Ferdinand Gujilde, election officer for Cebu province, said officials should observe the one-year ban on the appointment of officials following provisions set by the 1987 Constitution. Under Section 6 of […]

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has warned government officials against the appointment of defeated candidates in the May 2019 polls.

Under Section 6 of Article 9-B of the 1987 Consitution, a person who lost in the immediately preceding election, except for the barangay elections, cannot be appointed to any position in any government office within one year from the conduct of the said polls.

 

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