President Aquino recently appointed as member of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) one Sheriff Abas, an obscure lawyer. The only explanation that has emerged for this is that Abas is a nephew of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Jihad Executive Committee member and chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal.
Nobody, not even a Malacanang spokesman, could put in a good word for the new appointee. That’s because no one knew him, although the roster of Philippine attorneys confirms he passed the BAR in 2005.
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