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The Senate has appointed Ngedikes Bechesrrak as its new clerk, replacing Reagan Sidoi, who was suspended last month following a letter he wrote on Senate letterhead.
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang
NGERULMUD, Palau (Nov. 12, 2026) – The Palau Senate has appointed Ngedikes Bechesrrak, a former staff member of Senate President Hokkons Baules, as the new Clerk of the Senate.
Senate Resolution 12-123 formally appoints Bechesrrak to the position, replacing former Clerk Reagan Sidoi.
The resolution states that “the Senate hereby appoints Ms. Ngedikes Bechesrrak to the position of Clerk of the Senate of the Twelfth Olbiil er a Kelulau, replacing Mr. Reagan Sidoi.”
Senate staff member Misia Orrukem has been serving as acting clerk during recent Senate sessions following Sidoi’s suspension.
Sidoi was suspended after writing a letter on Senate letterhead to Justice Salii last month in support of Wiseman Kumaichi, a former Senate staff member who was convicted of drug offenses.
Bechesrrak’s appointment comes just weeks after the House of Delegates underwent a leadership reorganization and approved a resolution appointing Rodney Sungino as acting clerk of the House.
The appointments bring changes to the clerical leadership of both chambers of Palau’s national legislature.