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Published: 15:02, June 28, 2022 | Updated: 15:11, June 28, 2022
Philippines' top court junks last bid to thwart Marcos presidency
By Reuters
Published:15:02, June 28, 2022 Updated:15:11, June 28, 2022 By Reuters

Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos waits during his proclamation ceremony at the House of Representatives, Quezon City, Philippines, May 25, 2022. (AARON FAVILA / AP)

MANILA - The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a final bid to disqualify President-elect Ferdinand Marcos from last month's election, local media reported, clearing the way for his inauguration later this week.

Marcos, 64, the son and namesake of a former Philippine president who ruled for two decades, won the May 9 election in a landslide and will be sworn in on Thursday for a six-year term.

Marcos, 64, the son and namesake of a former Philippine president who ruled for two decades, won the May 9 election in a landslide and will be sworn in on Thursday for a six-year term

Activists had appealed to the top court to overturn the election commission's dismissal of their petitions, which sought his disqualification before the ballot on the grounds of decades-old tax violations, which they argued made him ineligible to run.

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The Supreme Court justices unanimously dismissed the consolidated cases, media reported. The court did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation and details of its decision had yet to be published.

The Marcos camp had long dismissed the petitions as efforts by his opponents to hobble his campaign. His team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling.

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