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Senate to present witness in alleged 2016 election fraud

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 05:37 PM

The Senate witness against alleged electoral fraud in the 2016 elections will be revealed to the public on the next hearing, which has yet to be announced, according to the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System (JCOC-AES).   Read more »

Duterte curious about status of VP vote recount

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 07:43 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte inquired about the status of the manual recount in the electoral protest of former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo, after saying again that he wants to step down.  Read more »

Marcos camp: Some unused ballots pre-shaded for Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 09:25 PM

Some unused and excess ballots for the 2016 national elections were pre-shaded in favor of Vice President Leni Robredo, the camp of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. claimed Wednesday.  Read more »

Imee Marcos hits Robredo camp for downplaying missing audit logs

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:42 PM

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos on Tuesday took a swipe at the camp of Vice-President Leni Robredo for downplaying the importance of the May 2016 automated counting machines audit logs.  Read more »

Marcos: Some ballots wet, audit logs missing in Robredo stronghold

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 04:45 PM

Some ballots used in the 2016 elections in the home province of Vice President Leni Robredo was doused recently while several audit logs disappeared, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos said Monday. Read more »

Start of recount for Marcos poll protest set after Holy Week

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 05:03 PM

The manual recount of votes for Vice President Leni Robredo and former senator Bongbong Marcos is set to begin on April 2, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) announced Tuesday. Read more »

Sotto challenges Comelec to prove transparency of 2016 polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 07:11 PM

Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday challenged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prove the transparency of the 2016 elections.   Read more »

PET reschedules VP vote recount on April 2

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 01:36 PM

The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has rescheduled the recount of votes of Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to April 2, the vice president's legal counsel said Wednesday. Read more »

Robredo says 2016 poll-fraud allegations affect entire election process

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 10:14 PM

The vice-president believes Senator Sotto's claims must be investigated because they affect the outcome of the electoral process on the national and local levels. Read more »

Sotto says to present more proof of alleged 2016 poll fraud

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 06:06 PM

Senate Majority Leader Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday said he would present more evidence to back his allegations of election fraud in 2016. Read more »

Like Sotto, Nancy Binay sees irregularities in 2016 elections

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 02:54 PM

Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday said she has also received reports of alleged irregularities in the 2016 elections and backed calls to investigate the issue. Read more »

Minority lawmakers back call for probe of 2016 polls

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 04:45 PM

Minority lawmakers on Wednesday joined Senator Tito Sotto's call to investigate alleged anomalies in the 2016 elections. Read more »

Sotto calls for probe on alleged irregularities during 2016 elections

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 12:56 AM

Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III called for a probe into alleged irregularities during the 2016 elections involving the vote-counting machines.  Read more »

Sotto bares alleged irregularities in 2016 polls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 08:32 PM

Senate Majority Leader Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Tuesday bared alleged irregularities in the 2016 polls and called for an investigation into the matter. Read more »

PET issues gag order on Marcos, Robredo poll protests

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 07:30 PM

The Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has ordered the camps of Vice-President Leni Robredo and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to refrain from discussing their respective poll protests in public.    Read more »

Escudero says ex-poll official claimed data discrepancies

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:45 PM

Sen. Francis Escudero said Thursday a former election official had approached him with documents claiming supposed discrepancies in data recorded by vote counting machines in 3 regions in the May 2016 elections. Read more »

Kampo ni Leni, may duda sa 'pruweba sa dayaan' ni Bongbong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 11:41 PM

Pinaiimbestigahan ni Romulo Macalintal, abogado ni Vice President Leni Robredo, si dating Senador Bongbong Marcos dahil sa paglalabas ng mga umano ay kaduda-dudang balota. Read more »

Marcos poll fraud 'proof' is 'fake, fabricated' - Robredo camp

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 11:55 AM

The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said the camp of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. presented "fake and fabricated" vote ballots to show that he was allegedly cheated in the 2016 vice-presidential election. Read more »

Marcos dares Robredo to allow recount, shows 'proof' of alleged cheating

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 11:34 AM

Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos on Monday bared alleged evidence of supposed cheating in the 2016 elections and urged Vice President Leni Roredo to allow a recount of votes. Read more »

'Wala kaming bahid, hindi kami nagnanakaw' - Martin Bautista

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 01:17 PM

The brother of Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista on Monday denied allegations that the poll chief has nearly P1 billion in unexplained wealth, saying the Bautista family members are not thieves. Read more »