Skip to content

Tag Archives: bongbong marcos

Jan 6, 2022

Marcos Jr. not absolved from disqualification despite being elected thrice after conviction

Having served a term each for various elective positions does not absolve presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos from the penalty of perpetual disqualification from running for public office with the finality of his 1997 tax evasion conviction, according to retired Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Antonio Carpio. The former magistrate made the declaration in a 1Sambayan online forum on Jan. 6.

Keep Reading
Marcos Jr. not absolved from disqualification despite being elected thrice after conviction
Dec 30, 2021

Death and taxes and Marcos

As the second year of COVID-19 comes to a close, we Filipinos are learning to accept the reality that there is more than just death and taxes that are inevitable in life. In the Philippines, at least.

Keep Reading
Death and taxes and Marcos
Dec 29, 2021

​ Will Tiktok decide the 2022 elections?

You’ll be astounded by the staggering numbers when you Google the number of TikTok accounts the Marcoses and their supporters have. Even more confounding is the exponential capacity of those accounts to share posts.

Keep Reading
​ Will Tiktok decide the 2022 elections?
Dec 6, 2021

Disunity in Marcos Jr.’s party calls into question his leadership competence

With six petitions filed with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to thwart his presidential bid in 2022, former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to speak up and clear his name of the allegations against him. He has been leaving the talking to his spokesperson and his adoptive political party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).

Keep Reading
Disunity in Marcos Jr.’s party calls into question his leadership competence