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MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed the decision of its Second Division denying the petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., for failure to present new arguments. In a five-page resolution dated May 11, the Comelec En Banc, voting 6-0 with one inhibition denied the motion for reconsideration (MR) of petitioner Danilo Lihaylihay to have Marcos declared as a nuisance candidate in the May 9 polls. "A careful review of the Motion for Reconsideration reveals that it contains merely a rehash of petitioner's averments and arguments," it said. "The Motion failed to raise new matters or issues, and the grounds that would warrant the reversal of the Assailed Resolution," the Comelec added. It noted that there is also no ready to reverse the decision of the Second Division. "It is apparent on the face of the Motion that there is no cogent reason to disturb the findi ....

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