Sixto Brillantes

Sixto Serrano Brillantes, Jr. (August 14, 1939 – August 11, 2020) was a Filipino election lawyer. He was the chairman of the Commission on Elections from 2011 to 2015. He was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III on January 16, 2011.[1][2] He was born in Manila.

On July 25, 2020 he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was hospitalized in Manila.[3] He died from the infection on August 11, 2020 at the age of 80.[4]

References
  1. "Statement of President Aquino on the appointment of Attorney Sixto Brillantes as Comelec chair". Official Gazette. January 17, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "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.
  3. "Former Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes has COVID-19 and is intubated, daughter says". CNN Philippines. 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. Ex-poll chief Brillantes dies after bout with COVID-19
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