Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr greets supporters during a proclamation rally in Laoag city, Ilocos Norte province, north of Manila on March 25, 2022. (TED ALJIBE / AFP)
MANILA – Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was allowed to continue his presidential run after the nation's poll body on Wednesday dismissed a disqualification petition against the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator.
The Commission on Elections ruled that a disqualification case based on Marcos Jr's failure to file income tax returns lacked merit. Several complaints earlier dismissed by poll body are now under appeal.
Marcos Jr has held a persistent lead in election surveys ahead of the May 9 poll.
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