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Article: New opposition vs poll officials.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- April 29, 2002
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Byline: MARIO B. CASAYURAN
Attempts by Congress leaders to iron out the differences between two groups of Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials were stymied again yesterday as four poll officials filed a new opposition to the confirmation of the appointments of three Comelec officials headed by its chairman Alfredo Benipayo before the Commission on Appointments (CA).
The infighting has become a stumbling block to the effort to modernize the electoral process in the 2004 presidential elections.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr., one of the three bigwigs in the Senate minority group that attempted to settle the internal ...