Manila, March 19 -- A petition has been filed before the Commission on Elections asking for the disqualification of the Pilipinas Babangon Muli (PBBM) party-list group for falsely suggesting an association with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

In his petition dated March 7, lawyer Jess Christian Ramirez said the PBBM party-list could "mislead voters into believing there is an association between the party-list and the President when there is none."

Ramirez said the party-list may be exploiting party-list registration for "political and financial motivations."

According to the petition, in its September 21, 2023 registration with Comelec, the PBBM party-list claimed to exclusively represent the Calabarzon Region (Cavite, Laguna, Batang...