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Comelec asked to reverse ruling favoring Marcos
Martial Law victims, through CARMMA and Akbayan Citizens' Action Party, have asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to reverse a division ruling that allowed former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. to run for president.
They contend that Marcos Jr.'s conviction for tax evasion in the 1990s, specifically his failure to file income tax returns for four consecutive years, involved moral turpitude and should perpetually disqualify him from holding public office.
The victims argue that the Comelec First Division erred in dismissing the consolidated disqualification cases, particularly in considering evidence submitted late by Marcos and in ruling that his actions did not involve wicked or deviant behavior.
Akbayan also asserted that the First Division's ruling is void because only two commissioners signed it, while the Comelec en banc currently has only four members due to recent retirements.
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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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A group of petitioners, including Akbayan party-list, have filed motions for reconsideration with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking to reverse the dismissal of their petition to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division dismissed disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., ruling that the failure to file an Income Tax Return (ITR) is not a crime of moral turpitude.
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Abubakar Mangelen has filed a motion for reconsideration with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division, seeking to overturn the dismissal of disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
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Presidential candidates' camps are unfazed by the Commission on Elections' dismissal of the disqualification case against former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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