MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III has until March 29 to fill up two vacancies in the Commission on Elections (Comelec)—though the election campaign season would already be in full swing by then. But MalacaƱang appears to be in no rush to name the successors of two commissioners set to retire next week: Commissioners Rene Sarmiento and Armando Velasco, both members of the Comelec's 1st Division who will retire on Feb. 2 after completing a nonrenewable seven-year term. The President was well aware of the ramifications of the vacancies on the work of the poll body during the May election, whose campaign period will officially start on Feb. 13,...
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