Philippines refuses to ban Marcos Jr. in presidential race | Election Issues

The lawyers who filed the complaint against Ferdinand Marcos Jr. – based on a previous tax decision – say they have appealed.

The Philippine Electoral Commission (NEC) has rejected a request for Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, to run in the May presidential election.

Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. complained by Marcos Jr., known as Bongbong.

They argued that they were not eligible to compete because of a previous tax decision.

The committee ruled that there was “no reason to ban” Marcos Jr., the lawyers said in a statement Monday.

They will appeal to COMELEC and all judges.

“We thank the Commission on Elections for upholding the rule of law and the right of everyone as Bongbong Marcos to run for office without harassment or discrimination,” Marcos, Vic Rodriguez, said in a statement.

The case is one of more than a dozen of those who want Marcos Jr. to run in the by-elections. His father had fled to Hawaii after his defeat in the 1986 People Power Revolution and soon died in captivity.

Although his family history, Marcos Jr. has made a successful career as a politician on a national scale, regionally and nationally, and here it is director in a crowded electoral court that includes boxing champion Manny Pacquaio and Vice President Leni Robredo.

Rodrigo Duterte’s deputy can no longer compete because Filipino presidents are only allowed to serve for six years.