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(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo will retain her post regardless of the decision of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal on the recount of ballots covering three pilot provinces. This is according to Romulo Macalintal, her lawyer, who issued a statement days after the PET said it had deferred acting on Justice Alfredo Caguioa’s September report on the recount of the votes in Negros Oriental, Camarines Sur and Iloilo, prompted by an electoral protest filed by former […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has deferred making a decision on the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said on Tuesday, Oct. 1, that the PET “deferred action” on the report of SC Associate Justice Alfred Caguioa, the magistrate in charge of the case, on the recount of ballots cast in the 2016 elections from the chosen pilot […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 10, said he would abide by the Supreme Court ruling in the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. “We will just follow the law. If the (Presidential) Electoral Tribunal says Robredo is the rightful occupant, then we will just have to follow the final order of the Supreme Court,” he said. The President issued the remark after the SC, sitting as […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to immediately set his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo for preliminary conference. In filing the extremely urgent motion, Marcos’ camp noted that the PET already completed revision proceedings for the pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental on Feb. 8. With the termination of the proceedings, Marcos’ camp said the revision reports on the same have also been submitted. “It […]
(Eagle News)–The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, July 19, expressed “extreme disappointment” over the Presidential Electoral Tribunal’s denial of their bid for the electoral protest against her to be resolved immediately. In a statement, Robredo’s lawyer Bernadette Sardillo said they however “fully respect” the PET resolution that called the motion “premature,” and expressed confidence the Supreme Court would rule Robredo rightfully won the vice presidential elections in 2016. “We anchored our motion […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has denied Vice President Leni Robredo’s bid for the immediate resolution of the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against her. In a resolution, the PET said Robredo’s motion was “premature” as the tribunal has yet to complete the proceedings on the matter following rule 65 of the 2010 PET rules. The tribunal said the proceedings include a judicial recount, revision and appreciation of the votes cast in […]
Moira Encina Eagle News Service Muling kinalampag ng kampo ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos ang Korte Suprema na aksyunan na ang kanilang naunang mosyon na ipag-utos sa Comelec na isumite ang resulta ng technical examination sa boto noong 2016 sa mga lalawigan ng Basilan, Lanao del Sur at Maguindanao na nagpapatunay daw ng malawakang electoral fraud doon. Ito ay kaalinsabay ng ika-isanglibong araw matapos na isampa ng panig ni Marcos ang electoral protest sa resulta […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Friday, Sept. 21, called out former Senator Bongbong Marcos and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile for their remarks no one was killed or arrested during former President Ferdinand Marcos’ time. According to Aquino, “merong batas na Human Rights Compensation bill na binabayad doon sa lahat ng mga biktima ng human rights abuses noong panahon ng batas militar.” “May edad na si Senator Enrile pero hindi naman […]
Moira Encina Eagle News Service Ang alyansa sa pagitan ng Liberal Party at ng NPA-Communist Party of the Philippines ang isa sa mga nag-udyok kay dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. para ideklara ang Batas Militar sa buong bansa noong 1972. Ito ang inihayag ni dating Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile sa unang parte ng panayam sa kanya ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos na may pamagat na JPE: A Witness to History at nakapost sa Facebook […]
(Eagle News) — Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos and Senator Bam Aquino may both be included in the Nationalist People’s Coalition senatorial lineup for 2019. This is according to Senate President Tito Sotto, who spoke to reporters on Thursday, Aug. 23, when asked if the party would back only one of the two. The Marcoses are known political rivals of the Aquinos. “I cannot answer that. There is a possibility na kung magusap-usap kaming members ng […]
(Eagle News)–Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa is still in charge of the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. According to SC Spokesperson Theodore Te, the court “unanimously denied” Caguioa’s request the case be re-raffled to someone else, following Marcos’ request he inhibit because of his “fraternal relations” with former President Benigno Aquino III. Marcos also noted Caguioa’s wife was a supporter of Robredo. “Contrary to these (news) […]
Then Duterte resignation will “never happen,” VP lawyer counters (Eagle News) — If former Senator Bongbong Marcos wins his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo, President Rodrigo Duterte might step down, the Palace said on Thursday, Aug. 16. According to Roque, Duterte “has said that he thinks Senator Bongbong is one of the better qualified leader(s) to succeed him..” Duterte, who said he was “tired” in a previous speech, also vouched for Senator Chiz Escudero, […]
