ORGANIZED groups of officials and employees of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are against the appointment of a new election chief.

In a letter to President Benigno Aquino 3rd dated April 22, 2015, the Comelec Regional Election Directors Organization (Credo), the Provincial Election Supervisors Association of the Philippines (PESAP), the League of Election Officers of the Nation (LEON) and the Comelec Employees Union expressed apprehension that the appointment of a new chairman who is unfamiliar with the workings of the poll body would not help in the ongoing preparations for next year’s local and national elections.

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