[5] The Supreme Court ruled in Marquez vs. COMELEC that not being financially capable to mount a nationwide campaign is not a reason for the commission to declare someone as a nuisance candidate.
[10] The court stated that unpopularity and not being a member of a political party are insufficient grounds to such declaration in the country's elections,[11] which "reduces the electoral process [...] to a mere popularity contest.
The court, in rendering a landmark judgment at a time after 2022 Philippine general election which nullified such declaration, ruled that the Comelec "committed grave abuse of discretion".
Citing its 1965 Per curiam decision in the "social justice case of Maquera v. Borra, the High Tribunal noted that property qualifications cannot be imposed on electoral candidates.
Other circumstances or acts which clearly demonstrate that the candidate has no bona fide intention to run for the office for which the certificate of candidacy has been filed and thus prevents a faithful determination of the true will of the electorate No Information