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52 ENHANCING ELECTIONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF DEMOCRACY IN THE ASEAN REGION

Office of the Clerk of the Commission

Provides the following legal and technical services
to the Commission, whether sitting en banc or in its
divisions on quasi-judicial cases, i.e. pre-proclamation,

disqualification, annulment of the list of voters, registration
of political parties/citizens arms, failure of elections, etc.:

a. Act as Clerk of the Commission in the hearing of
quasi-judicial cases.
b. Prepare drafts of orders, minutes and resolutions
adopted thereat.
c. Prepare rules of procedure governing the same.

d. Coordinate with the office of the Solicitor General in
the defense of cases where the Commission is named
public respondent and for the purpose, provide said

office with legal opinions, researches and studies
relevant thereto.
e. When authorized, inform concerned parties on
matters or status of the cases.
f. Exercise custody, maintenance, and control of records

of the Commission involving said cases.
g. Control and service the issuance of orders, minutes
and resolutions adopted and certify true copies of

said documents.