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President Aquino, his client, as chairman of the COMELEC on January 16, 2011. He resigned as an election lawyer following his appointment and said: “Marami ang nakakakilala sa akin, and for the last 20 years, ako ho ang humahabol sa mga operator. (People already know me,
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607:"Jose Brillantes Curriculum Vitae"
577:"Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes, Jr"
540:. January 17, 2011. Archived from
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692:"CA OKs Brillantes' confirmation"
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857:. July 25, 2020. Archived from
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666:"Brillantes: Give me a chance"
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447:2013 midterm election
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1030:COMELEC Chairpersons
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966:Government offices
440:Alan Peter Cayetano
224:San Beda University
1187:Andres D. Bautista
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