Luzviminda Gaba Tancangco is the first non-lawyer woman commissioner of the PhilippineCommission on Elections. She was also its first female acting chairman (1998–1999).
She served from 1998 to 2004,[1] and is one of the six women to have been appointed to the Commission as of 2014.
Controversiesedit
GMANews.TV reported that in August 2002, "NAMFREL and other civil society organizations" filed an "impeachment complaint" against "COMELEC Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco", and that the complaint was "endorsed by Rep. Monico Puentevella".[2] The Congress of the Philippines dismissed the complaint on February 3, 2003 and found it "not sufficient in substance".[3] Ms. Tancangco continued to serve on the COMELEC until February 2, 2004.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcd. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
^"Past impeachment complaints filed against top Comelec officials". 2007-09-27. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
^(PDF). December 2, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
External linksedit
Palace urged to appoint women to 2 vacant Comelec posts[permanent dead link]
luzviminda, tancangco, luzviminda, gaba, tancangco, first, lawyer, woman, commissioner, philippine, commission, elections, also, first, female, acting, chairman, 1998, 1999, chairman, commission, electionsactingin, office, october, 1998, january, 1999appointed. Luzviminda Gaba Tancangco is the first non lawyer woman commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Elections She was also its first female acting chairman 1998 1999 Luzviminda TancangcoChairman of the Commission on ElectionsActingIn office October 8 1998 January 10 1999Appointed byJoseph EstradaPreceded byBernardo P PardoSucceeded byHarriet DemetriouCommissioner of the Commission on ElectionsIn office August 5 1998 1 February 2 2004 1 Appointed byJoseph EstradaPersonal detailsBornBustos BulacanNationalityFilipinoAffiliationTau Gamma Sigma Contents 1 Service 2 Controversies 3 References 4 External linksService editShe served from 1998 to 2004 1 and is one of the six women to have been appointed to the Commission as of 2014 Controversies editGMANews TV reported that in August 2002 NAMFREL and other civil society organizations filed an impeachment complaint against COMELEC Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco and that the complaint was endorsed by Rep Monico Puentevella 2 The Congress of the Philippines dismissed the complaint on February 3 2003 and found it not sufficient in substance 3 Ms Tancangco continued to serve on the COMELEC until February 2 2004 1 References edit a b c d The Commission on Elections from 1940 to the present Archived from the original on 2009 03 07 Retrieved February 8 2009 Past impeachment complaints filed against top Comelec officials 2007 09 27 Retrieved February 8 2009 Plenary Action on the Preliminary Determination by the Committee on Justice of Insufficiency in Substance of an Impeachment Complaint Tancangco Case PDF December 2 2003 Archived from the original PDF on June 4 2011 Retrieved February 1 2009 External links editPalace urged to appoint women to 2 vacant Comelec posts permanent dead link COMELEC home page Home page of the House of Representatives of the PhilippinesGovernment officesPreceded byBernardo P Pardo COMELEC ChairmanOctober 08 1998 January 10 1999 Succeeded byHarriet Demetriou nbsp nbsp This article about a Filipino politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luzviminda Tancangco amp oldid 1181292894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
