Presidential aspirant and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday said former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should not be deprived of the chance to run for president, adding that if the people do not like him, they should show it in the ballots.
The lawmaker made the remark after human rights organizations asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel Marcos’ certificate of candidacy for president on the basis of a previous conviction for failing to file his taxes.
“Well, let the law prevail kung ano ang nakalagay sa batas dapat mangibabaw ang batas,” he said in a virtual interview with reporters.
(Well, let the law prevail. What was stated in the law should prevail.)
“Pero kung tatanungin niyo ako sa aking personal opinion, since this is politics, ‘yung disagreement or yung pagkaayaw, ‘yung hate niyo sa tao, dapat dun niyo na lang ipakita sa balota. Sana di sya ma-deprive tumakbo dahil sayang naman, sayang ang tiyansa niya,” he added.
(But if you will ask my personal opinion, since this is politics, the disagreement, dislike or hate towards the person should be just reflected in the ballots. He should not be deprived of the chance to run.)
The standard bearer of PDP-Laban said it would not be appealing for a presidential candidate to win by default.
“Kung ano ang gusto niyo gawin, sa balota pa rin lalabas ang mandate ng taong bayan. Baka sabihin nila ‘Ikaw nanalo ka dahil na-disqualiy si Senator Bongbong, parang winner ka lang by default, without having a good fight. Hindi maganda ‘yon ‘di ba? Sana pagbigyan pa rin,” he said.
(The ballots will reflect the mandate of the people. Some people might say that youo only won because Senator Bongbong was disqualified. It will appear like you only won by default, without a good fight. That doesn’t look good, right? I hope he will be given a chance to run.)
“I’m not disregarding the effects of the law kung mayroong batas na kailangang i-implement d’yan, dahil dapat i-enforce ang batas pertaining to that,” he said.
(I’m not disregarding the effect of the law but if there is a law that should be implemented, then they should enforce that.)
On Tuesday, several groups raised Marcos conviction on July 27, 1995 for failure to file income tax returns several times from 1982 to 1985.
They said this made the son and namesake of the late dictator ineligible to run for office because he was a “convicted criminal.”
Marcos refuted the allegation, saying it was a political ploy.—LDF, GMA News
Dela Rosa: Let Marcos Jr. run for president
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