Comelec law department head Rafanan transferred to planning office

Commission on Elections law department director Ferdinand Rafanan will be reporting to his new office at the poll body's planning department anytime this month. Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes also said Rafanan's transfer to the planning department was approved by the commission en banc. “Wala kaming makitang pwesto e. Yun lang kasi ang mababakante," Brillantes said. Rafanan will succeed director Esmeralda Ladra, who will be assigned as acting deputy executive director for administration (DEDA). Rafanan was temporarily relieved from the Law department to be able to concentrate on the Comelec-Department of Justice (DOJ) joint panel set up to probe on the alleged irregularities in the 2004 and 2007 polls. But last week, the poll body removed Rafanan from the joint panel for criticizing the Comelec. Brillantes said they will announce the name of the new law department chief early next week. — LBG, GMA News