cations of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. — his eligibility to run for President — as a political question. The argument goes that a political question cannot be decided by the Commission on Elections, and ultimately by the Supreme Court. This is incorrect.
Where the controversy refers to the legality or validity of the contested act, that matter is definitely justiciable or non-political . A basic rule in political law is that a candidate for public office should have all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications for office. What will stop an otherwise disqualified individual from filing a seemingly valid COC, concealing any disqualification, and employing every strategy to delay any disqualification case filed against him so he can submit himself to the electorate and win, if winning the election will guarantee a disregard of constitutional and statutory provisions on qualifications and disqualifications of...
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