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(Eagle News)–The camp of Bongbong Marcos has slammed Romulo Macalintal, counsel of Vice President Leni Robredo for supposedly urging the former senator to drop the electoral protest against her. “Talk about freeloading. Inferring from his statement, the counsel of Mrs. Robredo has grown lazy. It has become apparent that he wants us to do his job for him,” Vic Rodriguez, Marcos’ spokesperson, said. According to Rodriguez, the “dismissal of a pending action should be based […]
(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 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)–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) […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Just a day after the official start of the manual recount of votes for vice-president, four of the head revisors supervising the counting decided to withdraw. There was no reason why the four head supervisors of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal begged off on Tuesday, April 3, from the work of the manual recount, but there were four alternates who would take their place, so the recount […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Monday, April 2, welcomed the start of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET)’s vote recount for the electoral protest of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., development to settle the issue. “Palace welcomes the recount para ma-settle na ‘yang long-festering dispute na ‘yan,” said Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra in a press briefing. “Other than that this is a judicial matter, this is before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) already […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagtipun-tipon ang mga tagasuporta ni Dating Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., sa harap ng Korte Suprema na tumatayong Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) para sa unang araw ng manual recount ng election protest laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo. Hindi bababa sa 200 tagasuporta ni Marcos ang nagtungo sa harap ng gate ng Supreme Court suot ang pulang t-shirt. Bukod sa mga tagasuporta naroon din si Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court is all set to start the manual recount of ballots cast in three provinces on the vice-presidential race early next year as the electoral protest case filed by vice-presidential candidate former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos moved forward. The recount of the ballots in Negros Oriental, Iloilo and Camarines Sur, Robredo’s home province, will be done in the Supreme Court’s gymnasium. Both camps remained positive that […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ibinasura ng Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) ang kahilingan ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., na magsagawa ng technical examination sa mga balota sa Lanao del Sur, Basilan at Maguindanao. Ang Supreme Court na syang tumatayong PET ay naglabas ng ruling noong ika-29 ng Agosto na bumabasura sa kahilingan ng dating senador. Kakulangan ng merito ng petisyon ang naging dahilan ng desisyon. Una nang naghain ng election protest si Marcos […]
