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Sara Duterte could be President, Marcos Jr. says on disqualification cases

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Presidential candidate and son of fallen dictator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. said he is worried over the election disqualification case filed against him, but seemed okay if running mate Sara Duterte-Carpio takes over.</p><p>This, should the two survey frontrunners win the elections this year but Marcos Jr. is disqualified.</p><p>In a television interview with Korina Sanchez that aired Saturday on A2Z Channel, Marcos Jr. answered in the affirmative when asked if the scenario is possible: &quot;Yes. If I am disqualified.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/21/bongbong-marcos-says-to-run-for-president">Bongbong Marcos declares 2022 run for president</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/02/05/22/pacquiao-vows-to-chase-ill-gotten-marcos-wealth-if-elected-president">Pacquiao vows to chase ill-gotten Marcos wealth if elected president</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Of course, I take everything seriously. I worry about everything but I don&#x27;t let it distract me from the campaign,&quot; Marcos Jr. added. </p><p>The Commission on Election&#x27;s (Comelec) First Division has yet to release its decision on the consolidated petitions for his disqualification from the presidential race. </p><p>These petitions stem from a 1995 tax evasion conviction. These were separately filed by martial law survivors, led by Bonifacio Ilagan; Akbayan party-list; and Abubakar Mangelen.</p><p>A majority vote is needed to either grant or junk the petitions. <br/> </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/22/comelecs-guanzon-votes-to-disqualify-marcos-in-halalan-2022">Comelec&#x27;s Guanzon votes to disqualify Bongbong Marcos in Halalan 2022</a></li></ul><p>Recently-retired Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon last week revealed she voted in favor of Marcos Jr.&#x27;s consolidated case involving the petitions. </p><p>&quot;He was convicted. Convicted! Marcos Jr. was convicted, he&#x27;s a convict! How many times do I have to say he&#x27;s a convict? He was convicted twice in the regional trial court and in the Court of Appeals,&quot; Guanzon emphasized in a separate interview. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/29/22/convicted-twice-guanzon-says-marcos-jr-cant-run-for-president">&#x27;Convicted twice&#x27;: Guanzon says Marcos Jr. can&#x27;t run for President</a></li></ul><p>Since returning to the Philippines in 1991 from a 5-year exile in Hawaii after his father&#x27;s overthrow in a &quot;People Power&quot; uprising, Marcos and his family has been trying to rebuild its image, which was tainted by human rights violations during the Marcos dictatorship. </p><p>The government has recovered P174 billion in Marcos ill-gotten wealth, according to the Presidential Commission on Good Government. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1916449" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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Sara Duterte could be President, Marcos Jr. says on disqualification cases

Job Manahan,

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Published Feb 05, 2022 06:16 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 05, 2022 06:17 PM PHT

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