Following up on the very productive Focused Group Discussion on Adjudication of Election Disputes under an Automated Election System on 25 August 2009, Libertas facilitated another discussion on September 4, 2009 from 2pm to 5 pm at the Ilustrado’s Restaurant, Calle Real del Palacio, Intramuros, Manila.
Those who attended the second focused group discussion are as follows:
From the COMELEC: Atty. Ferdinand Rafanan (Comelec Law Department Head), Atty. Albert Rodriguez (Office of Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento), Atty. Rogelio Benjamin (Office of Armando Velasco), Atty. Raffy Olano (Office of Commissioner Elias Yusoph), Atty. Betty Pizana (ECAD), and Atty. Renato Magbutay (Regional Director); from the Senate Electoral Tribunal: Atty. James Allanigue and Atty. Lamberto Delleva; from the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal : Atty Daisy Panga Vega and Atty. Annalyn Rodrigazo; from the Supreme Court: Atty Nestor Gadrinab (Office of Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno); from IFES: Beverly Hagerdon Thakur and Chyn San Juan; from the Institute of Autonomy and Governance: Telibert Laoc; from the Philippine Development and Training Foundation: Roehl Joson; from Libertas: Atty. Roberto Cadiz, Atty. Angie Umbac, Atty. Luie Tito F. Guia, Atty. Vincent Pepito F. Yambao, Jr., Jonas Turingan and Elizabeth Revereza. Election lawyer George Erwin Garcia likewise gave his inputs on the discussion.
