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Groups: Delayed Comelec resolution on Bongbong DQ cases cultivates disinformation
At least 25 organizations have urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to immediately release its decision on the disqualification cases filed against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
The groups emphasized that delaying the resolution of the cases would cultivate disinformation and sow confusion ahead of the May 2022 elections.
The consolidated disqualification petitions against Marcos Jr. are based on the Tax Code provision that a public official convicted of violating it is perpetually disqualified from running for public office.
The petitions are pending before the Comelec First Division, where former Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon had previously stated her vote to disqualify Marcos Jr.
Guanzon accused Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, the ponente of the decision, of delaying the resolution to block her vote.
The promulgation was initially scheduled for January 17 but was delayed, with Comelec confirming that there is still no information on its release.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division dismissed three consolidated disqualification cases against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for lack of merit, stating his conviction for tax violations in the 1990s did not involve moral turpitude.
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