Commission on Elections Spokesperson James Jimenez said this on Thursday, Dec. 2.The statement comes amid the filing of the second disqualification case against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Akbayan Partylist, together with various sectoral leaders and martial law victims-survivors, in their petition asserted that Marcos Jr. is perpetually barred from running for public office due to his 1995 tax evasion conviction. It cited a 2012 Supreme Court decision on the Jalosjos Jr. vs Comelec case, saying that the high tribunal held that the election body bears the constitutional duty to, motu propio, prevent candidates who are perpetually disqualified, like Marcos Jr, from running repeatedly for public office.Other petitions lodged against Marcos are those seeking the cancellation of his certificate of candidacy and a petition to declare him as nuisance candidate.
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