Sixto Brillantes

Sixto Brillantes, Jr.
Chairman of the Commission on Elections
In office
January 16, 2011 – February 2, 2015
Appointed by Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by Jose Melo
Personal details
Born Sixto Serrano Brillantes, Jr.
(1939-08-14) August 14, 1939
Intramuros, Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines[1]
Nationality Filipino

Sixto Serrano Brillantes, Jr. (born August 14, 1939) is the current chairman of the Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec). He was appointed by Philippine president Benigno Aquino III on January 16, 2011 to serve the unexpired term of Chairman Jose Melo.[2]

Election Lawyer

Some quarters fear he may not be an objective Comelec chief, having served popular clients such as former President Joseph Estrada and the Ampatuan family.[3]

Brillantes, who resigned as poll lawyer following his appointment on Saturday, said: “Marami ang nakakakilala sa akin, and for the last 20 years, ako ho ang humahabol sa mga operator.”[3]

Even former Senator Manuel Roxas II supposedly expressed reservations over his appointment. He allegedly voiced out his fears to President Benigno Aquino III that Brillantes may favor senator Francis Escudero or Vice-President Jejomar Binay in the 2016 elections.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ [Sixto Brillantes, Jr.'s Birth Certificate https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-13894-16783-11?cc=1686086&wc=M8LT-KNG:129556201,129799101,145128901]
  2. ↑ Aquino's statement on Brillantes' appointment as Comelec chief
  3. 1 2 3 Brillantes: Give me a chance
Government offices
Preceded by
Jose Melo		 COMELEC Chairman
2011 – 2015 		Succeeded by
Andres D. Bautista
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