Duterte 'mindful' of deadline in naming new Comelec execs
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - Malacanang on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte would meet the deadline in naming the new officials to fill in vacant seats at the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement as the Comelec remains without a chairman and two poll commissioners following the mandatory retirement of chairperson Sheriff Abas, and commissioners Antonio Kho Jr. and Rowena Guanzon on February 2. "Well, the President is mindful of the deadlines, the legal and lawful deadlines for the appointment of very important ...