Tag: vote recount

SC spokesperson reminds Robredo, Marcos camps to refrain from making public statements about poll protest

(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 […]

Dating Sen. Marcos, naiinip na sa takbo ng recount ng kaniyang poll protest

(Eagle News) — Dalawang taon na ang nakalipas matapos magsumite ng electoral protest si dating Senador “Ferdinand” “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., sa Korte Suprema na tumatayong Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET). Dahil dito naiinip na umano ang kampo ng dating senador sa resulta ng kaniyang electoral protest na kasalukuyang gumugulog sa pamamagitan ng manual recount sa tatlong unang probinsiya na kanilang napili na isailalim sa recount. Sabi ng dating senador, masyado nang mahaba ang dalawang taon para […]

Vote recount sa VP poll, posibleng tumagal ng anim na buwan

(Eagle News) — Posible umanong tumagal ng anim na buwan ang ginagawang vote recount sa vice presidential race ng 2016 elections. Ayon sa Korte Suprema, na siya ring tumatayong Presidential Electoral Tribunal, nauna nang natapos ang recount sa 16 na bayan sa Camarines Sur. Malaki ang posibilidad na mangailangan ng isang buwan o higit pa upang matapos ang recount kada probinsya at posibleng matapos ito sa Oktubre. Ang magiging resulta ng unang bahagi ng recount […]

Robredo camp: Comelec threshold for ballot shading, not PET threshold, should be followed in manual recount

(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to follow the threshold set by the Commission on Elections for the shading of ballots, instead of the one set by the tribunal. In an ex-parte motion, Robredo, through her lawyers, said the 25 percent threshold of the Comelec should be followed because a 50 percent threshold set by the PET in 2010 “has resulted to and will result […]

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 […]