MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Tuesday said that the poll body has a leadership problem and that Chairman Sheriff Abas should order the expedited release of the resolution on the disqualification cases against presidential candidate and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.“It is a leadership problem in the Comelec. ADVERTISEMENTCommissioner Aimee Ferolino is the ponente or the one tasked to pen the decision on the disqualification cases against Marcos. Guanzon is the presiding commissioner of the First Division while Commissioner Marlon Casquejo is one of its members. Guanzon will retire on Wednesday and if the decision was not released by that date, her vote to disqualify Marcos Jr. will not be counted. Guanzon also fired back at Ferolino’s remark that the two of them are “co-equal members of the commision.”“Hindi ka ba junior member?

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2022 13:56 UTC