A PARTY-LIST group on Monday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to fast-track its decision on a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos from the presidential race this year. READ:
“We see no reason for the Comelec to further delay the resolution of this case, especially that the membership of its en banc is now complete,” the Akbayan Party-list group said in a letter.
Akbayan, one of the plaintiffs, earlier asked the election body to disqualify the former lawmaker after a trial court convicted him of tax evasion in the 1990s. The case is on appeal with the Comelec full court. Martial law victims earlier asked Comelec to also resolve a similar lawsuit, noting that delaying the case could lead to complications, especially with the May 9 elections nearing.
Akbayan also cited the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s confirmation that the Marcos family has yet to pay billions of pesos of estate and income taxes as an “urgent and compelling” reason to disqualify Mr. Marcos. Last week, Senator “Imee” R. Marcos said Smartmatic data had been breached, which she said could compromise this year’s elections.
“It’s going to be rough for whoever wins — regardless if they win by a comfortable margin — since it will always cast a shadow throughout their tenure,” he added.in January reported on the hacking, which led to the investigation. Sensitive voter information might have been compromised after a group hacked the servers of Comelec, downloading more than 60 gigabytes of data, it said.Ms. Marcos noted that despite the denial of the hacking, the media was right.
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