The en banc ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the disqualification claims filed against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. could be issued late next month, the electoral body said on Thursday. 

Comelec Commissioner George Garcia stated that the petitioners’ motions for reconsideration (MRs) against the former senator’s candidacy are now being expedited.

“The chairman (Saidamen Pangarungan) is committing number one before the end of April a decision by the en banc will be forthcoming,” he said in a press briefing.

Garcia admitted that he did not participate in the session that tackled the disqualification cases.

“A decision on the consolidated cases, as well as the case with motions for reconsideration will be decided before the elections…before the end of April,” he said. “The earliest the second week of April, the latest will be the third week of April.”

Previously, the Comelec First and Second Divisions dismissed six cases filed against Marcos due to “lack of merit.” 

The petitioners presented their MRs to the Comelec en banc.

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