Comelec en banc junks last of Marcos disqualification, cancellation cases

This photo release shows the multi-sectoral protest action conducted on December 2 as Akbayan filed a petition for disqualification against presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos.

Akbayan Partylist Facebook release

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:42 p.m.) — With election results all but decided, the Commission on Elections en banc affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of four cases against the presidential campaign of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

To recall, Marcos faced three disqualification suits filed separately by Martial Law survivors led by Bonifacio Ilagan, the Akbayan Citizen's Action Party, and Abubakar Mangelen, the supposed legitimate chair of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, the party fielding Marcos.

He also faced one petition to cancel his certificate of candidacy filed by the group of Fr. Christian Buenafe.

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