section_path: Background/COMELEC membership
section_name: COMELEC membership
paragraph_text: COMELEC membership
  
  President Marcos appointed Norina Tangaro-Casingal, erstwhile director of the Commission on Elections law department as commissioner on February 10, 2025, replacing Socorro Inting, who had retired on February 2. Meanwhile, Ilocos Region election director Noli Tipo was also nominated as commissioner, replacing Marlon Casquejo. Chairman George Garcia defended the fact that now a majority of COMELEC members have been appointed by the Marcos administration, saying that it is constitutional, and that Congress can confirm the appointment or not.