Philippines poll body rejects petition to bar Marcos Jr from presidential race

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Philippines poll body rejects petition to bar Marcos from presidential race

MANILA - The Philippines' election commission on Monday threw out a petition seeking to bar the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos from running in this year's election, one of several complaints filed in an attempt to derail his presidential bid.

But the second division of the Commission on Elections dismissed the complaint, lawyers in the petition said. The lawyers said they will file a motion for reconsideration with Comelec with a full bench of judges.

 

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