PPCRV RECOMMENDATIONS AFTER ELECTIONS 2007 FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES The President has declared that the remaining three years of her term would be the “legacy phase” – we of the PPCRV are heartened by this declaration. We thus ask her with courageous political will to take the actions necessary to restore public trust in the Commission on Elections, which is the government’s lead electoral institution. Thus too our elections will regain credibility, so greatly damaged in recent elections. 1. In February 2008 , exactly six months from now, the present Chairman of the COMELEC and two of its Commissioners will be retiring. There will then be four (4) vacancies (there is already one vacancy at present) to be filled in the Commission. With due respect we strongly urge with regard to the selection of nominees for the vacancies: - that all “election stakeholders” be provided due opportunity to discuss and formulate the criteria for nominations for future members of...
