Taxpayers' obligations in light of the Comelec decision

THE decision by the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) First Division to junk a disqualification case against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. recently set social media abuzz.

A statement in the decision, penned by Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, spurred numerous discussions and various interpretations. We will refrain from commenting on the merits of or discussing our views on the decision to avoid any violation of the sub judice rule. Instead, we would like to remind taxpayers that they should not rely on the Comelec decision or any statement therein in determining and complying with their tax obligations.