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(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to make public the results of the recount in selected precincts in connection with the poll protest filed against her by former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino. In filing an Urgent Motion to Release the Results of Revision and Appreciation of Ballots in the 25 percent Pilot Protested Precincts on Feb. 4, De Lima, who landed 12th in the senatorial […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has fined the parties and lawyers of Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Bongbong Marcos P50,000 each. In a Twitter post, the PET said this was for violation of the sub judice rule in connection with the ongoing manual recount. The recount stems from the electoral protest filed by Marcos against Robredo, whom he accused of cheating in the 2016 vice presidential elections. In […]
(Eagle News) –The camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Monday, May 28, asked the Supreme Court sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to deny Vice President Leni Robredo’s request to for the manual vote recount to follow a 25 percent ballot shading threshold. In a two-page comment to Robredo’s petition, Marcos said it was “incumbent” upon the PET to “obey and abide by its own rules of procedure which mandate the application of […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo was not sincere in its offer to sign a joint motion that will result in the withdrawal of all their motions before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Former Senator Bongbong Marcos made the comment after Robredo’s lawyers filed their motion to withdraw before the Supreme Court sitting as the PET on Thursday. He was camped out in front of the SC to ask for the recount in […]
by Jennie MATTHEW NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Experts and elected officials on both sides of the political aisle on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s claim that “millions” of Americans voted illegally on Election Day, as efforts expanded to organize recounts in swing states. The Republican billionaire’s victory on November 8 saw him clinch the crucial Electoral College count, which determines the presidency, but lose the popular vote to rival Hillary Clinton by more than […]
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump asserted Sunday that he would have won the US popular vote were it not for “millions of illegal” ballots, while dramatically sharpening his criticism of a recount in Wisconsin, calling it “a waste of time.” With the recount threatening to revive debate about the legitimacy of Trump’s victory — his rival Hillary Clinton won far more popular votes, while he carried the all-important Electoral […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton is now more than two million votes ahead of President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote count for the US presidential elections, a tally compiled by the Cook Political Report showed Wednesday. The Democratic candidate’s 1.5 percent lead in the popular vote makes no difference to the outcome of the November 8 election, which Trump won by taking a majority of electoral votes. Clinton conceded the following day. […]
(Eagle News) — Inihahanda na ng kampo ni Senador Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. ang isasampang “electoral protest” kaugnay ng nangyaring dayaan noong May 9 elections. Ayon sa kampo ni Marcos, posibleng maisampa ang kaso sa June 27. Hihilingin aniya nila sa “presidential electoral tribunal” na magkaroon ng recount sa ilang probinsya na hinihinala nilang nagkaroon ng dagdag bawas. Hindi naman daw dapat isama sa bilang ng boto ang resulta ng eleksyon sa mga lugar na […]
