Tag: poll protest

Kampo ni dating Sen. Marcos, sumagot sa paratang ng mga abugado ni VP Robredo sa kaniyang poll protest

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinagot na ng kampo ni dating senador Ferninand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang pagtawag sa kanila ng abogado ni Vice-President Leni Robredo na sinungaling. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ni Marcos na si Atty. Vic Rodriguez, ang mga pangalan sa kanilang witness list ay mga miyembro ng Board Of Election Inspectors sa Basilan, Lanao Del Sur at Maguindanao na naka-duty sa araw ng halalan noong Mayo 2016. Nilinaw pa ni Rodriguez na tinukoy […]

SC affirms integrity of 2016 polls, but will continue hearing Marcos poll protest; junks Robredo’s appeal

  (Eagle News) – The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has affirmed the integrity of the 2016 elections, dismissing the first cause of action of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., even as it continued to proceed with Marcos’ poll protest case. The high court also dismissed the motion for reconsideration of Vice-President Leni Robredo which sought to overturn the earlier court decision finding merit in Marcos’ poll protest case. With this resolution, the Supreme Court […]

Robredo camp asks PET to order Marcos to pay preservation, retention cost of VCMs worth P2-B

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo’s through his lawyer, Atty. Romulo Macalintal filed an urgent motion and manifestation before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) asking it to order former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., to pay for the custody of the vote counting machines connected to his electoral protest. In the manifestation filed by the Commission on Elections, the COMELEC said that the preservation and retention of vote counting machines and […]

Prelim conference sa poll protest ni dating senador Marcos, ipinagpaliban ng Korte Suprema

(Eagle News) — Ipinagpaliban ng Korte Suprema ang nakatakdang preliminary conference sa electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bong –Bong” Marcos kaugnay sa sinasabing dayaan sa nakaraang halalan kung saan tumakbo itong pangalawang pangulo ng bansa. Sa halip na sa a-bente uno ng buwan (June 21), sa a-onse na ng Hulyo (July 11) isasagawa ang preliminary conference para talakayin ang sakop sa electoral protest ng dating senador laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo na lumamang […]

Former Sen. Marcos, nagbayad na ng PHP36-M sa SC para sa kaniyang poll protest

(Eagle News) — Binayaran na ni dating Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., sa Korte Suprema ang unang installment ng cash deposits na  PHP 66 million na sinisingil ng Presidential Electoral Tribunal para umusad ang kanyang electoral protest laban kay Vice-President Leni Robredo. Kahapon, Abril 17 ang deadline na itinakda ng PET sa kampo ni Marcos para bayaran ang unang installment ng electoral protest fee. Personal na nagtungo si Marcos sa Korte Suprema para magbayad. Kabuuang […]

Vote recount seen after SC rules Marcos protest “sufficient in form and substance”

  (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), affirmed its earlier declaration that the electoral protest of former senator and then vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos was “sufficient in form and substance.” With this decision, the PET junked the poll protest case filed by Marcos’ rival, Vice-President Leni Robredo, and would likely proceed to recount the votes cast in the very controversial and hotly contested May 2016 vice-presidential race. […]

PET, pinagtibay ang hurisdiksyon sa poll protest ni dating Sen. Marcos

(Eagle News) — Pinagtibay ng Korte Suprema na umuupo bilang Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) ang nauna nitong deklarasyon na may sapat na porma at substansya ang election protest ni dating Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo. Sa walong pahinang resolusyon ng PET noong Enero 24, 2017, Ibinasura nito ang mosyon ni Robredo na magsagawa ng preliminary hearing kaugnay sa isyu ng form and substance ng poll protest ni Marcos at ang […]

Bongbong Marcos files poll protest a day before Robredo oath-taking

(Eagle News) — Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., on Wednesday filed his electoral protest case before the Supreme Court which serves as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), as he insisted that he was cheated in the vice-presidential race during the vote-counting for the May 9 polls. The strong rains on Wednesday afternoon did not hamper the filing of the case, when the Marcos camp submitted its 1,000-page petition asking the PET to set aside the […]