Groups plan Comelec petitions vs Marcos' presidency bid

Various groups plan to file petitions with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to challenge Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s presidential candidacy.

Lawyer Howard Calleja, along with prospective petitioners Rommel Bautista and Carol Araullo, announced their intention to intervene in an existing petition filed by civic leaders represented by Ted Te.

The petitioners argue that Marcos is ineligible due to a 1995 conviction for failing to pay income taxes, which was upheld by the Court of Appeals.

Petitioners claim Marcos falsified his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) and should be disqualified from running for president in the May 2022 elections.