SA pagbasura ng Commission on Elections sa petisyong nagsusulong para sa diskwalipikasyon ng pambato ng Partido Federal Pilipinas (PFP) sa nalalapit na halalan sa Mayo, hindi lang minsan nagsinungaling ang mga petitioners – tatlong ulit pa.

Sa 32-pahinang desisyon ng Comelec, nanindigan ang 2nd Division na walang anomang maling impormasyong kalakip ng Certificate of Candidacy na inihain ni dating Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong’ Marcos.

Sa halip, binuntunan pa ng komisyon ang anila’y hayagang misrepresentasyon sa mga inilatag na basehan para sa kanselasyon ng COC ng dating senador.

Sa isang pahayag naman ni Atty. Vic Rodriguez na tumatayong tagapagsalita ni Marcos, tinuligsa nito ang aniya’y garapalang pagsisinungaling ng mga petitioner sa hangaring baluktutin ang nasasaad sa batas na tinutukoy sa mga “grounds for the cancellation of the COC” ng dating senador.

“Petitioners Fr. Christian Buenafe, Fides Lim et. al., with their lawyer, Theodore O. Te were caught by the Comelec 2nd Division LYING NOT JUST ONCE, NOT TWICE, BUT THRICE!” gigil na pahayag ni Rodriguez.

“The unanimous ruling of the 2nd Division is unequivocal: Presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos did not commit any false material representation in his certificate of candidacy,” dagdag pa ng abogado.

Hindi rin pinalusot ni Rodriguez ang umano’y kasinungalingang pinagkakalat ni 1Sambayan convenor at dating Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio na nagsabing isang tax evader si Marcos.

Paglilinaw pa ni Rodriguez, iba ang tax evasion kumpara sa failure to file income tax returns.

“What is indisputable based on the Comelec ruling is that 1Sambayan co-convenor retired SC Justice Tony Carpio LIED to the Filipino people and has committed injustice to presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos for erroneously claiming and shamelessly branding the case as tax evasion when the truth is it was only for mere non-filing of tax returns.”

Sa pahina 29 ng 2nd Division ruling, nagpasaring in si Presiding Commissioner Socorro Inting kaugnay ng diumano’y panlilito sa mga botante nang igiit na sentinsyado ang dating senador sa tax evasion.

“Petitioners’ propensity to mislead is at once apparent in their act of branding the case faced by Respondent in the RTC and CA as TAX EVASION CASES. This phrase is clearly a misnomer. These cannot be rightfully termed as tax evasion cases because Marcos was merely charged with violation of Section 45 which is failure to file income tax returns and Section 50 which is payment of taxes to which he was later acquitted with a definitive finding that there was no tax evasion as he was subjected to the withholding tax system.”

Ani Rodriguez, hindi niya akalaing isang retiradong mahistrado pa ang mismong nasa likod ng mga kasinungalingan sa hangaring paangatin ang tsansa ng aspirating napupusuan.

Payo ni Rodriguez kay Carpio, basahin ng buo ang pasya ng Comelec 2nd Division.

“It somehow becomes ironic when we realize the thought that herein Petitioners accuse Respondent Marcos of misrepresentations while they themselves are guilty of supposed misrepresentations in this very same proceeding,” saad ng tinukoy na bahagi ng kapasyahan.

Gayunpaman, nilinaw n iyang nananatili namang bukas ang PFP standard bearer na si Marcos para sa pagbubuklod ng magkakatunggali sa pulitika.

“This notwithstanding, we once again extend our hands of unity as we look towards the future and hope that they will join us in cultivating love of country, instead of promoting a culture of hatred and divisiveness,” pahabol pa niya.