Comelec issues summons to Marcos over petition to cancel candidacy

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a summons to Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Nov 11 over a petition seeking to cancel his presidential candidacy.

Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the poll body is awaiting proof of service and that Marcos has five days to file an answer after receiving the summons.

The petitions, filed by human rights organizations and at least ten individuals, argue that Marcos was convicted in 1995 for failing to pay income taxes from 1982 to 1985 while serving as vice governor and later governor of Ilocos Norte.