MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the consolidated disqualification cases against presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos
“The consolidated petitions of Ilagan v. Marcos Jr., Akbayan v. Marcos Jr., and Mangelen v. Marcos Jr. have been dismissed for lack of merit, by the COMELEC’s First Division,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a tweet Thursday.
The Comelec’s First Division that decided on the consolidated cases is composed of Commissioners Aimee Ferolino, the ponente in the petitions, and Commissioner Marlon Casquejo., also the then presiding commissioner of the First Division, earlier voted for the disqualification of Marcos due to his tax cases, but she retired on February 2 ahead of the release of the decision.so that her vote will not be counted.
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