The Commission on Elections First Division has dismissed the consolidated disqualification cases filed against presidential candidate former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for lack of merit, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said Thursday. Read more👇
The Commission on Elections First Division has dismissed the consolidated disqualification cases filed against presidential candidate former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for lack of merit, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said Thursday.
The First Division said Marcos could still run for the country’s top post as the petitions against him did not fall under the following: declared by authorities as insane or incompetent; sentenced by final judgment for subversion, insurrection, rebellion or for any offense for which he has been sentenced to a penalty of more than 18 months; or sentenced by final judgment for a crime involving moral turpitude.
It added it would appeal to the Comelec en banc “and pursue this case to the very end,” saying the fight was not yet over.“We again commend the honorable members of the Comelec’s 1st Division for upholding the law by dismissing cases that we have long described as nuisance petitions.
“To be clear, the penalty of perpetual disqualification came into force only upon the effectivity of PD 1994 on 01 January 1986,” it added. Under the 1987 Constitution, an ex post facto law is defined as one which makes an action done before the passing of the law and which was innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action; or. which aggravates a crime or makes it greater than it was when committed.
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