Comelec denies anew bid to declare Marcos Jr nuisance candidate

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied a motion for reconsideration seeking to declare Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. a nuisance candidate.

The poll body stated that the petitioner failed to raise new arguments and their motion was merely a rehash of previous averments.

The Comelec en banc affirmed the resolution of the Commission's Second Division which had previously dismissed the nuisance candidate petition.

This ruling is one of five separate appeals dismissed by the Comelec en banc that sought to prevent Marcos Jr. from running for president.

The Comelec insists it acted swiftly on the disqualification cases filed against presidential frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

Acting Comelec spokesman Rex Laudiangco explained that the cases took time to resolve because there were multiple petitions filed.

He also noted that the filing of these cases coincides with the preparations for the elections, requiring hearings and the submission of position papers and memoranda.