Marcos Jr wins ruling on eligibility to run in Philippine poll

The Philippines' Election Commission today rejected a complaint seeking to block the presidential bid of the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, ruling that his prior tax violations while in public office should not derail his run.

The petition had sought to cancel the certificate of candidacy of Ferdinand Marcos Jr (above), accusing him of misrepresenting his eligibility because of the three-decade-old tax conviction and arguing it should mean a lifetime election ban...