Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of late Philippines’ dictator Ferdinand Marcos. (Reuters)A group opposing the candidacy of the son of late Philippines’ dictator Ferdinand Marcos for next year's presidential race will ask the election commission on Wednesday to bar him from running because he has been convicted for tax evasion. The late dictator ruled the Philippines for almost two decades until his 1986 overthrow in the "people power" revolution. A trial court convicted Marcos Jr of tax evasion in 1995 for failing to file his income tax returns from 1982 to 1985. However, Marcos Jr has been elected governor, congressperson, and in 2010, as a senator.

Source: The Standard November 17, 2021 23:09 UTC