Former Comelec Commissioner Armando Velasco. (Atty. Armando Velasco FB)

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela — Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Armando Velasco died on Wednesday morning. He was 69.

“I am saddened to share that my uncle passed away today. Rest in peace Uncle Mando,” a social media post by Velasco’s niece, Suzette Velasco Clarke, read.

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Several family members said Velasco succumbed to cardiac arrest following a colonoscopy procedure at a local hospital.FEATURED STORIES