Run by Duterte appointees, the Comelec is moving at a snail's pace in resolving cases vs. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In 2016, it resolved cases vs Grace Poe in only 68 days. PHVote WeDecide
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections vowed to resolve before election day, May 9, the multiple appeals filed by petitioners in cases seeking to block the presidential bid of the late dictator’s son Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
It took the Comelec only 68 days to clear its desks of anti-Poe cases. By March 2016, the Supreme Court had concluded that Poe was allowed to seek the country’s top post. Asked for an update on Friday, March 4, acting Comelec chairperson Socorro Inting said the appeals have been raffled off to a ponente.
Monsod’s co-lawyer Ray Paolo Santiago said time is of the essence, as the anti-Marcos petitions are expected to be elevated to the High Court anyway.
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