Philippine presidential race: why Bongbong’s bid may be sunk by a law his dictator father Ferdinand Marcos Snr made in the 1970s

In an ironic twist to the Philippine presidential election, former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr could be disqualified from running under a law issued by his late dictator father.Ferdinand Marcos Snr had used his dictatorial powers in the 1970s to write a special clause into the National Internal Revenue Code banning any government official convicted of tax fraud from holding public office.The law remains in force today – though the clause has never been used – and could derail the…