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YEARS after leading the UST Central Commission on Elections (Comelec), a UST law alumnus finds himself as spokesman of the country's poll.

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YEARS after leading the UST Central Commission on Elections (Comelec), a UST law alumnus finds himself as spokesman of the country’s poll body.

James Jimenez, who obtained his law degree in 2000, has been serving the national Comelec for 17 years. He said the biggest challenge of working for the commission was to stand between different sides of the political fence.

“They tend to present narratives that suit them. And while those narratives are per force based on factual assertions, actual facts, they are not faithful to the actual facts,” he told the Varsitarian.

“They take whatever facts they want, they cherry-pick, and then they interpret it within the inch of its life so that it suits their narrative. That is the source of the challenge for me.”
Jimenez pointed out that having integrity as a Thomasian helped him in his responsi-bilities.

“You have to illuminate, meaning you have to direct that light outwards in an active way. And ‘yon ang pinaka-vision ko for this work, that’s why when I came to this job I started pushing it in social media, I started our visibilit

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James Jimenez is an aggressive believer in the transformative power of transparency in government service and has devoted his tenure at the COMELEC to opening up windows for the public to see into the institution’s decision-making processes, operations, and culture. In furtherance of this vocation, he spearheaded the COMELEC’s continued engagement with various social media, very early on establishing the COMELEC as one of the first national government entities with a significant and dynamic social media presence.

Outside of COMELEC, James Jimenez is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Manila South, Rotary International District 3810. He is currently a District Trainer, and has been designated as the spokesperson of Dr. Joyce Ambray, the incoming District Governor of Rotary International District 3810. He is also the founding Chairman of the Society of Past Presidents of Rotary Club – a trailblazing association of former Rotarian presidents, drawing membership from various Rotary Districts.

Jimenez is also the founder of Feed/Read/Lead – an initiative that seeks to provide nou

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Commission on Elections (Philippines)

Philippine independent constitutional commission

The Commission on Elections (Filipino: Komisyon sa Halalan), abbreviated as COMELEC,^[2] is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections in the Philippines.

The other two Constitutional Commissions are the Commission on Audit and Civil Service Commission.

Functions

According to Article IX-C, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) shall exercise the following powers and functions:^[3]

Enforce and administer all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of an election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum, and recall.
Exercise exclusive original jurisdiction over all contests relating to the elections, returns, and qualifications of all elective regional, provincial, and city officials, and appellate jurisdiction over all contests involving elective municipal officials decided by trial co