Activists ask top court to void Marcos’s presidential win

Loud and clear: A nun among the protesters rallying against Marcos and Duterte in Pasay, Philippines. — AP

Human rights activists have asked the Philippine Supreme Court to block Congress from proclaiming Ferdinand Marcos Jr as the next president, alleging that he lied when he said he had not been convicted of any crime.

The Commission on Election twice dismissed their petition and six other similar complaints to cancel Marcos’s candidacy papers ahead of the May 9 vote.