The COMELEC wanted to expedite the resolution of the petition against Bongbong Marcos
COMELEC — The Commission on Elections wanted to expedite the resolution on the petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
In a television interview on Wednesday, COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez said that it will take “as long as it takes” but they wanted to expedite the resolution of the case.
Jimenez was also asked if the said case will be resolved before the start of the campaign period for the 2022 elections.
”We will find out,” Jimenez said.
However, Jimenez stressed that there’s no time limit to this as they needed to find out if what the complainants were saying were true and also hear the defense of the other party.
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Jimenez’s statement came after several groups and personalities submitted on Tuesday a petition with the poll body seeking to cancel or deny the certificate of candidacy of Bongbong Marcos over supposed “false material representation” stemming from a 1995 tax case.
Meanwhile, the COMELEC spokesperson described as “misleading” a press release from the Marcos camp quoting him as saying that there’s no clear case to disqualify the former senator from running for president in the 2022 elections.
“The PR is misleading. The quote was referring to why Senator Marcos hadn’t yet been disqualified despite the fact of his conviction,” Jimenez said in a statement. “That quote was not intended in any way as a comment on the current petition recently filed.”
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