Romeo A. Brawner

Romeo Aliac Brawner (September 17, 1935 – May 29, 2008) was a Filipino public official who served as a Commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from 2005 until his death from a heart attack in May 2008. From February to March 2008, he served as the acting chair of the COMELEC, by virtue of his being the most senior Commissioner on the commission, replacing Resurreccion Borra on the February 2, 2008 after the latter had retired.

Biography Brawner was born in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, the grandson of Private Lisbon Brawner, an African-American soldier who served from the United States Army, and was part of the Buffalo Soldiers who served during the Philippine–American War.

Brawner earned his law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1959. He entered the Philippine judiciary in 1975 as a trial court judge in Baguio. In 1995, he was appointed by President Fidel Ramos as a Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines.

Brawner grew up in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.

Members of the Brawner Commission Assumed office: February 2, 2008 Dissolved: March 25, 2008 Name Position 1 Romeo A. Brawner Acting Chairman/Commissioner 2 Rene V. Sarmiento Commissioner 3 Nicodemo T. Ferrer Commissioner 4 Moslemen T. Macarambon Sr. Commissioner