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(Eagle News) — Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo had tried to “apply” for a new Cabinet position before her recent pronouncement that she was willing to lead the united opposition against President Rodrigo Duterte’s government, according to a Palace spokesperson. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque revealed this as he also bid Robredo “luck” in her new role of trying to lead a united opposition against the President. “Good luck po, at sana po ay malinaw […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, July 11, called out President Rodrigo Duterte for his comment she was not ready to lead the country because of her alleged incompetence. “Inflation: 5.2%. Bigas: P42/kilo. $1 = P53.51. Dagdag sa pambansang utang: P1.19T. Sariling karagatan: bawal sa Pinoy. Trapik: palala pa. Patayan, tila araw araw na lang. Incompetent? Nagsalita ang magaling,” Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s lawyer, said in a tweet. President Duterte […]
(Eagle News) – Vice President Leni Robredo came out with a statement on Friday, May 11 claiming that the Supreme Court had already been “compromised” when it ousted Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice based on the quo warranto petition filed against her by the Office of the Solicitor General. Reading her statement before the press, Robredo said that she was worried with the Supreme Court’s decision as it “raised questions” about its […]
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) — “I love to see my Vice-President.” This was how President Rodrigo Duterte teased Vice-President Leni Robredo, as he greeted her at the start of his speech during the graduation ceremony of the Philippine National Police Academy in Silang, Cavite on Wednesday, March 21. “Vice President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo, this is the third time that I have greeted you, my lady,” he said as the audience applauded. “Iyong una sa PMA […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has set March 19 as the start of the ballot recount in the electoral protest case of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., against Vice-President Leni Robredo, moving the recount date for over a month allegedly because of the need for psychological tests for the revisors of the recount. This came about as Robredo’s camp filed a motion to consider as “withdrawn” any pending […]
(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 […]
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 […]
https://youtu.be/-qU5ZTngHmE (Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo again gave voice to the opposition’s criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and concern about the possible return to a martial rule under the present government. Robredo spoke out during a gathering at the University of the Philippines which was attended by Liberal Party leaders including former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday, September 21. The event highlighted their call against the return of martial […]
(Eagle News) — Vice-President Leni Robredo and former President Benigno Aquino III led Liberal Party leaders and members during their gathering opposing extrajudicial killings and criticizing what they feared was the return of martial law in the whole country under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. The LP gathering pressed for justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings and alleged abuses of the Duterte administration as they commemorated the 45th anniversary of the Martial […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — There is no legal nor factual basis to believe that the spat between Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista and his wife, Patricia, could cast doubts on the credibility and integrity of the 2016 polls, an election lawyer said. In a statement on Thursday, Romulo Macalintal said that while Patricia had alleged her husband had ill-gotten wealth, she never made mention of any act he had committed that had compromised the results […]
