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Andres D. Bautista
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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Donato and the surname or paternal family name is Bautista.
Juan Andres "Andy" Donato Bautista is the former chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines and former dean of the Institute of Law of the Far Eastern University, a private, non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines.[1][2]
Quick Facts Juan Andres D. Bautista, Chairman of the Commission on Elections ...
Juan Andres D. Bautista | |
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![]() Bautista in 2017 | |
Chairman of the Commission on Elections | |
In office April 28, 2015 ā October 23, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
Preceded by | Christian Robert S. Lim (acting) Sixto Brillantes |
Succeeded by | Christian Robert S. Lim (acting) Sheriff Abas |
Chairperson of the Presidential Commissioner on Good Government | |
In office September 13, 2010 ā April 27, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Camilo Sabio |
Succeeded by | Richard Roger Amurao (Acting Capacity) |
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Bautista is a member of the Consultative Commission on Charter Change, an independent body formed in 2005 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to propose revisions to the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
He is a frequent resource speaker on topics concerning Philippine constitutional law and the state of legal education and profession in the country. He was once nominated to be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.[3]