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Petisyon para kanselahin ang COC ni BBM, ibinasura ng Comelec

Danilo Garcia - Pilipino Star Ngayon
Petisyon para kanselahin ang COC ni BBM, ibinasura ng Comelec
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, poses for pictures after filing his certificate of candidacy for president in the 2022 national election, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 6, 2021.
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MANILA, Philippines — Ibinasura ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division ang isang petisyon na hinihiniling na kanselahin ang ‘certificate of candidacy (COC)’ ni presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos dahil sa ‘tax conviction’ niya.

Sa resolusyon ng 2nd Division, hindi mali ang mga inilagay na representasyon ni Marcos sa kaniyang COC.

“Consequently, the re­presentations of Respondent Marcos Jr. in his certificate of candidacy that he is eligible to be elected to the office of the President of the Philippines and that he has not been found liable for an offense which carries with it the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from holding public office are NOT FALSE,” ayon sa Comelec division.

“Thus, there is no legal justification to deny due course to or cancel the certificate of candidacy of Respondent Marcos Jr.,” dagdag nito.

Sa kasong tax evasion, ikinatwiran ng 2nd Division na hindi nagbaba ng parusang ‘perpetual disqualification from hol­ding public office, voting and participating in any election’ ang Court of Appeals laban kay Marcos.

Dahil dito, nananati­ling ‘eligible’ si Marcos na tumakbo sa halalan.

Sa argumento na sinadya na lokohin o i-mislead ang publiko sa impormasyon sa kaniyang COC, sinabi ng 2nd Division na dahil sa desisyon ng CA, walang dahilan si Marcos na i-mislead ang publiko dahil sa naniniwala siya na kuwalipikado siyang tumakbo sa halalan.

“As previously discussed, there is nothing in the CA Decision dated 31 October 1997 that would have categorically apprised herein Respondent that he is suffering from any eligibility,” ayon sa 2nd Division.

Plano naman ni Atty. Theodore Te, abogado ng mga petitioner, na magsampa ng ‘motion for reconsideration sa Commission en banc sa loob ng limang araw na nakasaad sa panuntunan.

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY

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