against the candidacy of Marcos Jr., legal views from both sides have emerged. The arguments of those who filed rely on a reading of the Tax Code and the clear wording of the trial court and Court of Appeals decisions. Those who defend him look at the same words and parse them, some pointing at turns of phrase or offer hairline distinctions – such as “sentence” vs “conviction." All this is expected. It’s what we lawyers do.
Because it is a president we are talking about, the question of fitness of a candidate transcends the ordinary. A president becomes the commander-in-chief of the entire Armed Forces of the Philippines. He appoints judges and justices. He heads the entire bureaucracy. And as the pandemic shows, a president commands the use – or misuse – of billions of public funds.
While we have had presidents who turned out to be thieves, we have yet to purposefully elect a convicted tax “evader.” One wonders what kind of tax policies will be implemented under this brand of leadership. Certainly, those who run the RATE or Run After Tax Evaders program will, at the very least, have to take pause.
Those who want to run to become the most powerful person in the country for six years must be held to an extraordinary standard. He who wants power must first submit to the rules. Yes, all of them. Here’s why. In 2015, we allowed a candidate to exploit a loophole in substitutions. Indulging that loophole saddled us with an administration with the worst pandemic response in the region. It left thousands dead, millions jobless, and countless businesses shuttered.
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kaalaman, tamang impormasyon at higit sa lahat sabayan ng maraming dasal there can be a change of heart 🙂 i believe in the power of prayers 🙏🙏🙏
majority of voters blinded by BBM's political tactics they are working and effective not everyone will take the time to research this is the scary part 🥺 BUT if we immersed deeply to this majority of voters ibigay sa kanila ang awareness
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