Sixto Brillantes | |
|---|---|
.png) Brillantes in 2014 | |
| Chairman of the Commission on Elections | |
| In office January 16, 2011 – February 2, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Jose Melo |
| Succeeded by | Christian Robert Lim (OIC) Andres Bautista |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sixto Serrano Brillantes Jr. August 14, 1939 Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippine Commonwealth[1] |
| Died | August 11, 2020 (aged 80) Manila, Philippines |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse | Francisca Verde-Brillantes |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | San Beda University |
Sixto Serrano Brillantes Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsiks.to sɛˈɾano brɪlˈjantɛs], August 14, 1939 – August 11, 2020) was a Filipino election lawyer who was the chairman of the Commission on Elections from 2011 to 2015. He was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III on January 16, 2011, to serve the unexpired term of Chairman Jose Melo.[2][3]
- ^ Sixto Brillantes, Jr.'s Birth Certificate
- ^ "Statement of President Aquino on the appointment of Attorney Sixto Brillantes as Comelec chair". Official Gazette. January 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Aquino confident in choice of Brillantes as COMELEC Chairman". Presidential Communications Operations Office. January 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.