Justice Carpio analyzes whether Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has served his sentence after his tax conviction, concluding that absent full payment of fines and deficiency taxes, the legal penalties—including disqualification from public office—remain operative.
Justice Carpio analyzes the legal arguments over whether Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s tax conviction disqualifies him from the presidency, concluding that the key issue is whether his repeated failure to file income tax returns amounts to moral turpitude under election law.