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Balangue is new NAMFREL Chairman
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The National
Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) National Council
has elected David L. Balangue as its new Chairman, replacing
Corazon de la Paz – Bernardo who remains as Member of the
National Council. Balangue has been Vice – Chairman of NAMFREL
since 2010.
Balangue brings to the position long and vast experiences in
management, finance, governance, and corporate social
responsibility.
He is concurrently Chairman of the Coalition against Corruption,
independent Member of the Board of various corporations,
columnist at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Member of the
Board of Trustees of Habitat for Humanity Foundation –
Philippines. Balangue was former Chairman of SGV & Co.
from 2004
to 2010.
The past Chairpersons of NAMFREL aside from de la Paz-Bernardo,
are Jose S. Concepcion Jr., Christian S. Monsod , Jose Y. Feria,
Edgardo J. Angara, Edward S. Go, Henrietta T. de Villa, Vicente
T. Paterno and Jose L. Cuisia Jr. Other officials elected to key
positions at NAMFREL are Evelyn R. Singson as Vice Chairman –
Treasurer and Edward S. Go as Chair of Finance Committee.
NAMFREL focused on poll watch, voters' education, electoral
reform, campaign finance, logistics tracking, and random manual
audit in the 2010 elections. Until the automation of the
elections, it was primarily engaged in parallel vote count or
otherwise known as Operation Quick Count. Balangue is expected
to steer NAMFREL‘s engagement in the 2016 national and local
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