Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Socorro Inting has taken her oath as the newest commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
In a tweet posted on Thursday, Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that Inting took her oath before acting Comelec chairman Al Parreno.
Commissioner Socorro Inting is taking her Oath before Acting Chair Al Parreno @COMELEC pic.twitter.com/N5R6C9aUnj
— Rowena V. Guanzon (@commrguanzon) May 3, 2018
Inting replaced former commissioner Arthur Lim who retired in February 2018. She would serve until February 2, 2025.
Welcome to @COMELEC Commissioner Socorro Inting ! pic.twitter.com/CDVI9CPyWj
— Rowena V. Guanzon (@commrguanzon) May 3, 2018
The CA justice now joins the Comelec en banc with Parreno, Guanzon, Luie Guia, and Sheriff Abas.
Acting Chair Al Parreno o handed the gavel to Commissioner Socorro Inting @COMELEC pic.twitter.com/CxBJNc6bZ4
— Rowena V. Guanzon (@commrguanzon) May 3, 2018
The newly-appointed commissioner hails from Davao City, President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown.
She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree, cum laude, from the Ateneo de Davao University in 1980, according to the CA website. /je