Tag: electoral protest

Former Senator Marcos signs “joint manifestation” to speed up electoral protest case; dares Robredo to sign too

  (Eagle News) – To speed up the revision proceedings on his electoral protest case, former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., signed a joint manifestation withdrawing motions that could “unduly delay or hamper revision proceedings” in the case that questioned his rival, Vice-President Leni Robredo’s victory. “I’ve done everything possible to speed up this election protest. At this point, the only thing left is for Mrs. Robredo to sign the document. We are waiting,” he […]

Marcos camp accuses Robredo of “dishonoring” the PET

Assailed evidence came from the tribunal, a Marcos spokesperson says (Eagle News) — The camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday accused Vice President Leni Robredo of “dishonoring” the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Lawyer Victor Rodriguez, Marcos’ spokesperson, said Robredo did this when her lawyer Romulo Macalintal accused the former senator of “tampering evidence” in support of Marcos’ electoral protest against her. Macalintal was referring to the ballots which Marcos showed the media in a […]

LP senators take swipe at Bongbong Marcos for questioning the PET’s credibility

(Eagle News) — Liberal Party senators on Thursday hit back at former Senator Bongbong Marcos after he accused the Presidential Electoral Tribunal hearing his electoral protest of bias against him. “Hindi maganda na kwestyunin mo ang kredibilidad ng PET kung hindi pabor sa iyo ang mga desisyon,” LP president Francis Pangilinan said in a statement. Senator Bam Aquino noted that Vice President Leni Robredo, the LP chair and against whom Marcos filed his protest, did […]

Bongbong Marcos accuses PET of being biased vs him

(Eagle News) — Former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday accused the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, of being “biased against” him in the electoral case he filed against Vice President Leni Robredo. Marcos said he was contemplating as such to ask that Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa be changed as chair of the tribunal as he said it was “obvious” he  was siding with the vice president, whose camp he has accused […]

Bongbong Marcos rules out possibility of running for a Senate seat in 2019

Why run when I already won as vice president, he says (Eagle News) — Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of running for a seat in the Senate in 2019. In a forum in Manila, Marcos said he was “determined to finish” his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo instead. “Bakit ako tatakbo ng senador e nanalo na ako ng bise presidente?..Hindi ko titigilan ito,” he said. According to Marcos, […]

Decryption at printing ng mga ballot images sa 3 probinsya, sinimulan na ng COMELEC

(Eagle News) — Inumpisahan na ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang decryption at printing ng mga ballot images mula sa tatlong probinsya para sa recount ng mga boto kaugnay sa electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., laban kay Vice-president Leni Robredo. Kinumpirma ng tagapagsalita ni Marcos na si Atty. Victor Rodriguez na nitong Lunes, October 23, umusad na ang pag-decrypt at pag-imprenta ng ballot images at iba pang data sa SD Card […]

Marcos asks Supreme Court to make COMELEC pay fees on rental, storage of ballot boxes

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is asking the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to make the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) pay the rental and storage fees of the ballot boxes, as well as the other fees on the preservation and safekeeping of election materials and paraphernalia, in connection with his electoral protest. Marcos, through his counsel George Erwin Garcia, said that it is the duty […]

Panuntunan sa electoral protest ni dating Sen. Marcos vs. VP Leni, inilatag na ng SC

(Eagle News) — Naglatag na ang Korte Suprema na umuupo bilang Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) ng mga panuntunan para sa paghahanda sa recount ng mga balota kaugnay sa electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. Sa limang pahinang resolusyon ng PET, nakasaad ang mga patakaran sa isasagawang ballot revision kabilang na ang binuong exploratory mission o retrieval team. Ang retrieval team ang tutunton at mageeksamin sa lahat ng ballot boxes sa mga probinsya at […]

Supporters ni VP Leni, dumulog sa SC; humingi ng pahintulot na makatulong sa pagbabayad ng protest fee

(Eagle News) — Piso para sa laban ni Leni. Ito ang naging paraan ng mga indibiduwal na sumusuporta sa bise presidente kaugnay sa counter protest ng Pangalawang Pangulo sa inihaing electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong Marcos” hinggil sa nakaraang halalan. Nauwi sa fund-raising ang grupo dahil hindi anila kayang bunuin ng bise presidente ang natitirang P7.4 million na dapat bayaran sa Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET). Sabi ni Atty. Purificacion Bernabe, walang iligal sa kanilang […]

Marcos camp glad that Supreme Court bent on proceeding with vote recount

  (Eagle News) — The camp of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. faced the camp of former rival and now Vice-President Leni Robredo before the Supreme Court for the first time on Tuesday, during the preliminary conference on his electoral protest questioning the results of the 2016 vice-presidential race. The hearing was done behind closed doors, but Marcos, in a press conference said he was pleased that his electoral protest filed with the high […]

Preliminary conference, itinakda na sa election protest ni dating senador Bongbong Marcos

(Eagle News) — Itinakda na ng Korte Suprema na tumatayong Presidential Electoral Tribunal ang preliminary conference na sa electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos laban kay VP Leni Robredo kaugnay sa nakaraang halaan. Kinatigan ng Korte Suprema ang petition ng dating senador ukol sa pagsasagawa ng preliminary investigation, ito ang naging desisiyon ng PET na nagsasagawa ngayon ng Summer Session sa Baguio City. Alas dos ng hapon (2:00 PM) sa June 21, 2017 […]

Dating senador Bong Bong Marcos, hiniling sa PET na maibasura ang counterprotest ni Robredo

Ni Moira Encina Eagle News Service Hiniling ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos sa Korte Suprema–na umuupo bilang Presidential Electoral Tribunal—na ibasura na ang counter-protest na inihain ni Vice President Leni Robredo dahil sa kabiguan nito na magbayad ng recount fee. Sa anim na pahinang omnibus motion, sinabi ni Marcos na sa ilalim ng Rule 34 ng 2010 PET rules, maaaring ibasura ng tribunal ang protest o counter-protest kung mabibigong magbayad ang partido ng protest fee sa […]