INQUIRER.net: Lanto nixes poll post over ‘fraud raps’

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Lanto nixes poll post over 'fraud raps' Mar 11th 2013, 02:23 MANILA, Philippines –Former ambassador and Lanao del Norte Representative Macabangkit Lanto on Monday rejected his appointment as commissioner of the the Commission on Elections (Comelec) due to a 20-year-old electoral fraud case filed  against  him.   "With deep regret, I respectfully decline my appointment as a member of the Comelec," Lanto said in his letter addressed to President Benigno  Aquino III dated March 9.   "After a thorough consultation with my family, I have arrived at this decision, owing in large part to the controversy that surrounded my appointment," he said.   The letter was set to be delivered to Malacañang this morn... Keep on reading: Lanto nixes poll post over 'fraud raps' Media files: Macabangkit-Lanto.jpg (image/jpeg)

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