(File photo) MANILA - The camp of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to hold a meeting to discuss the presidential transition process and moving forward from the election. In a press conference on Wednesday, Marcos' spokesperson, Atty. Vic Rodriguez, said they will hold the meeting today to deliberate on the composition of the transition team and the agenda of the incoming administration. "Ngayon lang kami pormal na magmi-meeting at pag-uusapan yung mga bagay na patungkol sa (Only now will we formally meet and talk about things related to) incoming president-elect Bongbong Marcos administration," Rodriguez said. "Pag-uusapan namin yung kanyang transition team, 'yung pagbuo at yung mga things to do (We will talk about his transition team, the formation and the things to do)." Rodriguez, however, noted that they have not received any formal communication yet from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte regarding the transition to the
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the motions for reconsideration on two sets of petitions seeking to disqualify presidential race frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. On Tuesday, the Comelec en banc released its ruling that stemmed from petitioners who wanted Marcos dropped from the elections because of his alleged failure to file an income tax returns from 1982 to 1985 while he was a public official in Ilocos Norte. The petition of Fr. Christian Buenafe, Fides Lim, Ma. Edeliza Hernandez, Delia Lagman Sevilla, Roland Vibal, and Josephine Lascano was junked by the Second Division due to lack of merit. The resolution stated that "Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. (respondent)'s representations which are being questioned by the petitioners that respondent is eligible for the position of President and that he has not been meted the penalty of perpetual disqualif
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the remaining disqualification case filed by group Pudno nga Ilokano against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for lack of merit. The 29-page decision by the Division composed of Presiding Commissioner Socorro Inting and members, Commissioners Aimee Ferolino and Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, has cleared the presidential frontrunner of all cases at its level. "Wherefore, premises considered, the instant Petition is hereby denied for lack of merit," the decision read. The First Division found no moral turpitude in the case, as argued by petitioners based on Marcos' tax evasion convictions. "Nonetheless, we find it more prudent to make our own assessment to remove all doubts and finally resolve the controversy. An assiduous study of the records and relevant jurisprudence yields to a conclusion
(Photo courtesy of BBM-Sara Uniteam Media Bureau) MANILA - The camp former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. thanked the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) under the wing of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi for supporting his presidential bid less than two months to go before the May 9 elections. "We are glad the PDP-Laban has joined the bandwagon of support for the BBM-Sara UniTeam of major political parties in the country. It is truly reassuring, but at the same time challenging us to be even more prepared and vigilant in light of growing rumors of possible poll fraud in the coming elections," lawyer Vic Rodriguez, Marcos' spokesperson, said in a statement on Tuesday. The ruling party of the PDP-Cusi faction supported by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday night issued a resolution formally endorsing Marcos Jr. as its presidential bet. Resolution No. 26, series of 2022 of PDP's National Executive Committee, stated tha
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division voted 2-0 to dismiss the consolidated disqualification cases against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for lack of merit. "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 1st Division," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez announced in a tweet on Thursday. Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, the ponente in the petitions, and Commissioner Marlon Casquejo are members of the Comelec's First Division. "Contrary to Petitioners' assertion, the penalty of perpetual disqualification by reason of failure to file income tax returns was not provided for under the original 1977 NIRC (National Internal Revenue Code). Both Petitioners Ilagan et al. and Akbayan et al. cited Section 252 of the 1977 NIRC, which upon Our verificatio