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Chief Justice Bersamin denies reported 8-6 vote in favor of Marcos electoral protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 11:44 PM

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin brushed off reports that the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, will most likely vote 8-6 in favor of pushing through with the electoral protest filed by losing candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Court dismisses election protest vs Negros Occidental mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 01:24 PM

A court here has dismissed an election protest case lodged against Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo, saying allegations of election fraud were not established given the wide vote margins between the elected official and her political rival. Read more »

Vico Sotto wishes Eusebio ‘inner peace’, as outgoing mayor protests

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 09:34 PM

The Pasig mayor-elect said he hopes Robert Eusebio, whom Sotto beat in last month's poll, would find "inner peace to accept the truth" that he lost. Read more »

Hundreds detained amid election result protests in Indonesia

Kyodo News
Posted at May 23 01:49 AM

Hundreds of people were detained in violent protests that broke out in Indonesia's capital Wednesday following the announcement of the final results of last month's presidential election. Read more »

Bongbong Marcos urges PET to act on plea to examine more precincts in poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 04:47 PM

The camp of losing vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to act on his motion seeking the technical examination of clustered precincts from 3 provinces outside the designated pilot provinces in his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Koko can still join 2019 Senate race: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 10:11 AM

Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III can still seek re-election in the 2019 midterm elections, veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Tuesday. Read more »

De Lima: Duterte brews plan to boot Robredo, tap Marcos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 05:11 PM

Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday accused President Rodrigo Duterte of harboring a plan to unseat Vice President Leni Robredo and allow former Senator Bongbong Marcos to succeed him. Read more »

Kailan maaaring maharang ang proklamasyon ng nanalong kandidato?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 05:57 PM

Kahit nanalo sa halalan, maaaring ipahinto ang proklamasyon ng isang kandidato. Read more »

Robredo camp asks for reconsideration of 25% threshold

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 12:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo files a motion for reconsideration at the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Read more »

Robredo, tinawag na 'political distraction' ang VP vote recount

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:57 AM

Tinawag ni VP Leni Robredo na pansamantalang "political distraction" ang muling pagbibilang ng mga boto sa pagka-bise presidente kaugnay ng isinampang election protest ni dating Sen. Bongbong Marcos. Read more »

HE SAID, SHE SAID: Marcos vs Robredo recount

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 05:19 PM

Confused about the VP recount? Here's a summary of the tit for tat between the two camps on what's come up in the poll protest Read more »

Imee: Audit logs, di dapat maliitin; Robredo camp: Di 'yon tanda ng dayaan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 11:20 PM

Iginiit ni Gov. Imee Marcos na "kritikal" sa integridad ng halalan ang audit logs sa poll machines. Nagpaliwanag naman ang kampo ni Vice President Leni Robredo na hindi indikasyon ng dayaan ang nawawalang audit logs.  Read more »

Ilang balota sa kasisimulang VP recount, di mabasa dahil basa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 09:13 PM

Sinimulan nitong Lunes ng Korte Suprema ang muling pagbibilang ng ilang balota noong halalan 2016 kaugnay ng election protest ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

PET denies Marcos plea for official printouts of decrypted ballots

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 07:46 PM

The Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has denied the plea of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for official copies of the decrypted ballot images, election returns (ERs), and audit logs for his contested pilot provinces.  Read more »

Robredo camp on Bongbong's VP victory claim: 'Presumptuous'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 06:53 PM

The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo described as "presumptuous" former Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s statement Wednesday that he would not seek a Senate comeback as he won the 2016 Vice Presidential race.  Read more »

SC resets preliminary conference of Marcos poll protest to July 11

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 03:31 PM

MANILA- The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has reset the preliminary conference of defeated vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos' poll protest to July 11. Read more »

Robredo camp says drop in net worth due to Bongbong election protest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 03:30 PM

MANILA- The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday explained that the decrease in her net worth is mostly due to expenses brought about by the election protest filed by defeated candidate Bongbong Marcos. Read more »

Marcos plea for hearing officers impractical, premature: Robredo camp

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 02:21 PM

The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo called the request of former Senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. to have 3 hearing officers in the preliminary conference on his poll protest 'impractical' and 'premature.' Read more »

Robredo's challenge: Raise P8-M for poll protest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 12:03 PM

Raising P8 million in a bid to defend her electoral victory against former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos is proving to be a difficult challenge for Vice President Leni Robredo, her legal counsel said Friday. Read more »

Marcos asks PET to junk Robredo's counter-protest

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 05:09 PM

MANILA- Former senator and defeated vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has asked the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to dismiss the counter-protest of Vice-President Leni Robredo in connection with the May 2016 elections. Read more »