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Isko: Comelec ruling on Marcos Jr. cases may encourage some to avoid paying taxes

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso on Friday said he hopes that the Commission on Elections&#x27; (Comelec) decision to junk disqualification cases against former Sen. Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. would not lead to &quot;instability.&quot;</p><p>Domagoso warned that the ruling might encourage some to avoid paying their dues to the government.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer <a href="https://twitter.com/IskoMoreno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IskoMoreno</a> Domagoso says junking of disqualification case “good” for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halalan2022</a> rival Bongbong Marcos, adds he hopes other Filipinos will not be empowered to avoid paying their taxes. <a href="https://t.co/KEAEy8jtnC">pic.twitter.com/KEAEy8jtnC</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1492034398371577857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;I hope hindi siya mag-create ng instability sa ating buhay bilang bansa kasi baka maaaring magkaroon ng masamang epekto ito sa iba nating mga kababayan na ganun nga ang gawin nila,&quot; Domagoso told reporters on the sidelines of his motorcade in Navotas.</p><p>(I hope it will not create instability in our lives as a country because it might have a bad effect on our countrymen as they might be encouraged to do the same.)</p><p>&quot;Baka gayahin. Hindi magandang gayahin,&quot; he said.</p><p>(They might copy it (not paying taxes). It&#x27;s not good to emulate that.)</p><p>The disqualification cases against Marcos Jr. stemmed from a 1995 tax case conviction of the former senator, who from 1982 to 1985 failed to pay his income tax and file tax returns while in public office.</p><p>The Comelec First Division voted to dismiss the 3 consolidated petitions.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/10/22/comelec-1st-division-votes-to-dismiss-dq-petitions-vs-marcos-jr">Comelec 1st Division votes to dismiss DQ petitions vs Marcos Jr.</a></li></ul><p>Despite his comment, Domagoso said he does not see the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos as an &quot;enemy&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Good for him. We are not enemies. We are just competing with each other,&quot; the Manila Mayor said.</p><p>&quot;Good for him nabawasan siya ng sakit ng ulo. Mahirap ang pakiramdam ng isang kandidato na maraming kinakaharap na pagsubok,&quot; he said.</p><p>Earlier this year, the Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer drew flak for admitting that he kept some P50 million in excess campaign donations.</p><p>Domagoso maintained there was nothing illegal in keeping his excess campaign funds, adding that he paid some P9.7 million in taxes for keeping the money.</p><p>&quot;Baka unique sa paningin ninyo dahil wala pa yatang kandidato na nagpubliko ng kaniyang sobra at nagbayad ng kaniyang buwis,&quot; he said.</p><p>(It might be unique to you because no other candidate publicized their excess campaign funds and the amount of tax they paid for it.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/04/22/addl-guidelines-on-excess-campaign-funds-needed-isko">Isko says add&#x27;l rules on handling of excess campaign funds needed</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe __idm_id__="27066369" 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=1915678" 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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Isko: Comelec ruling on Marcos Jr. cases may encourage some to avoid paying taxes

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Feb 11, 2022 05:21 PM PHT

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