(Eagle News)–The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to furnish it a copy of the report on the recount covering the three pilot provinces related to the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos.
In seeking for a copy of the report issued by Justice Alfredo Caguioa, the magistrate-in-charge, Robredo, through her lawyer Romulo Macalintal, noted that the parties need to be apprised of the “truth of the real result” of the revision covering Negros Oriental, Iloilo and Camarines Sur.
According to Robredo, this will also “put to rest any apprehensions the parties entertain as a result of the speculations being reported in the various media outlets.”
“This motion is not intended for delay but dictated solely by the foregoing exigencies,” Robredo said.
The PET has deferred taking action on the report of Caguioa, citing the need to make an “initial determination” of the protest.
In a statement over the weekend, Macalintal said Robredo will remain as vice president regardless of the decision of the PET on the recount.
He said the decision, after all, will only determine if the electoral protest filed by Marcos will proceed.
Robredo was declared the winner of the 2016 vice presidential elections after garnering some 200,000 votes more than Marcos.
Marcos, however, has claimed irregularities.
