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With Marcos DQ saga not over, Comelec vows to expedite rulings on ‘major cases’
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will expedite the resolution of all pending cases, particularly those of "national importance" and "transcendental importance" that could affect the conduct of the elections.
Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan has ordered the clearing of unresolved cases, with all seven en banc seats now filled.
This directive comes as the Comelec faces a high-profile case seeking to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
The Salandanan vs Marcos disqualification petition, filed by Martial Law survivors, cites Marcos Jr.'s tax conviction in the 1990s as grounds for disqualification.
This petition is currently with the former 2nd Division, composed of commissioners Socorro Inting and Rey Bulay.
The ponente for the Salandanan vs Marcos petition has agreed to speed up the release of the ruling.
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