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(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to dismiss former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ electoral protest for what she said was his failure to “show substantial recovery” of votes in the pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Negros Oriental and Iloilo during the manual recount. In her memorandum submitted to the PET, Robredo, through her lawyers, said the dismissal would be pursuant to Rule 65 of the 2010 PET Rules, after […]
(Eagle News) — Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to “reconsider, review and re-examine the preliminary appreciation” of the 2016 votes for vice president in the provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental. Marcos, through his lawyers, made the appeal after a PET report on the manual recount said that Vice President Leni Robredo had in fact increased her lead over Marcos after the revision and appreciation borne out of […]
Wants “voluminous” report photocopied first (Eagle News)–The camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal he be allowed to defer the submission of his comments on the report on the revision and appreciation of votes in Negros Oriental and two other areas. In a five-page motion, Marcos requested for the deferment until his camp gets copies of the “voluminous” documents. For this, Marcos requested the PET for specific 15 individuals to […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections should defend and stand by the 2016 Automated Election System which it “designed, procured and implemented” rather than make premature calls about holding special elections where former Senator Bongbong Marcos claims irregularities took place, the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo said. In a statement, Robredo camp’s legal consultant Emil Marañon III said in the first place, Marcos “has yet to hurdle Rule 65” of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal rules […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo increased her lead in the three pilot provinces of Negros Oriental, Camarines Sur and Iloilo after a revision and appreciation of the 2016 votes for the vice presidential race there, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal said. According to the PET, Robredo obtained 14,436,337 votes, while Marcos got 14,157,771. “After the revision and appreciation, the lead of protestee Robredo increased from 263,473 to 278,566,” the PET said. The PET, however, required both […]
(Eagle News)–The supposed increase in the number of votes gained by Vice President Leni in the latest recount of votes covering Negros Oriental and two other provinces is proof that there was fraud in the 2016 vice presidential race, former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ camp said on Wednesday, Oct. 16. In an interview over ANC, George Garcia added however that the claim of the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo that they gained 15,000 more votes […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Oct. 15, said she was “half-relieved” but at the same time “frustrated” over the Supreme Court decision to release the results of the manual recount of votes covering the three pilot provinces in connection with former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ electoral protest. In a televised press conference, Robredo said she was “half-relieved” because the SC decision would allow the public to know what happened during the recount and “sino […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Tuesday, Oct. 15, said there was a need to revisit the system of filing electoral protests in the country. Marcos made the statement in a televised interview with reporters after the Supreme Court ordered the release of the results on the manual count of votes covering Iloilo, Camarines Sur and Negros Oriental in connection with his protest against Vice President Leni Robredo, and ordered the Marcos and Robredo camps […]
Asks camps of Marcos, Robredo to comment on results (Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 15, ordered the release of the results of the manual recount of votes covering three pilot provinces in connection with the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos. The SC made the announcement even as it failed to make a vote on a report made by Associate Justice Alfred Caguioa, the member-in-charge, on the recount as early as […]
(Eagle News)–Supporters of both Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Bongbong Marcos gathered on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Supreme Court, which, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, is expected to decide on Marcos’ poll protest. The rallies came a day after Robredo urged the PET to abide by its rules and expressed hope that these “will not be changed in the middle of the game..” Robredo’s statement came after it filed a motion […]
(Eagle News)–The spokesperson of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 9, reminded the camps of Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Bongbong Marcos to refrain from making public statements on the pending electoral protest. Atty. Brian Keith Hosaka said the High Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has already ruled neither camp should speak to the media on the case, based on the “sub judice rule.” Hosaka issued the statement after both camps […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has yet again deferred action on the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said the PET did not act on the protest during the tribunal’s session today, Oct. 8, which means the case “remains pending and is still being deliberated by the members of the tribunal.” This is at least the second time the PET deferred action on […]
