ICYMI: A former member of Comelec said the poll body must act swiftly on the disqualification case filed by human rights advocates against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Marcos was unfazed, however, and said the move to disqualify him was “not unexpected.”
“Until then, we will refrain from commenting on their propaganda. Our camp does not engage in gutter politics. Our campaign is about nation building,” he said.Larrazabal declined to comment directly on the disqualification case against Marcos as he had not read the petition and because he was also a candidate in the 2022 national elections. He is seeking a congressional seat in Leyte province.
One of the petitioners, Fides Lim, chair of the group Kapatid-Families and Friends of Political Prisoners, also called on the Comelec to “act now” on their petition. Lim said it was not even necessary for them to file the petition because under a 2013 Supreme Court ruling, the Comelec must enforce all laws relating to elections, including “its mandated duty to cancel the certificate of candidacy of a disqualified individual running for office based on a final conviction.”
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