Supreme Court Gives the Green Light to Marcos Jr.
The Philippines Supreme Court rolled up its sleeves and said “nope, you’re not out of the race” for President‑elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, June 28. That means the 64‑year‑old can walk into the Oval Office later this week and finally bring the country under the rule of the legendary Marcos dynasty once more.
The Court’s Verdict
After a heated review of the contested paperwork, the highest court nodded in agreement that Mr. Marcos Jr. meets all the qualifications to run for and hold public office. The statement read: “In exercising its power to adjudicate this matter, the court could only conclude that Marcos Jr. is eligible for election.”
What Got to the Court?
Activists had appealed fiercely, hoping the court would overturn the Election Commission’s earlier dismissal of their petitions. Those petitions claimed that decades‑old tax violations should bar Marcos Jr. from the ballot. They argued it would make him legally ineligible.
- 13 justices voted to dismiss the petitions.
- 2 justices abstained.
The Marcos camp, still rooting for his smooth entry into power, let the court’s decision do the talking. The team has long been dismissing the complaints as political smears aimed at shutting down his campaign.
Enemy Lines: The Old‑School Betrayal Debate
Opponents are still fuming, chanting that the family has been quietly rewriting history on social media. According to a government commission, the Marcoses and their cronies supposedly hoarded around $10 billion—or what it was in the 1970s and 80s—of ill‑gotten wealth.
But the family swears their past actions were nothing but myths. “We were not surprised,” Bonifacio Ilagan—himself once jailed and tortured during the era—said. “That court decision finally put an official stamp on the restoration and rehabilitation of the Marcoses.”
In short, the Supreme Court handed them the official thumbs‑up needed to keep the dynasty’s gilded reign alive. Whether history should stay buried or lift its long‑forgotten veil is a debate that’s still brewing in the political pot.
