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PET withdraws show cause order vs SolGen, reporter in Marcos election protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 05:42 PM

The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, on Tuesday has withdrawn its earlier order requiring the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and a newspaper reporter to show cause why they should not be cited in contempt of court, sources said.   Read more »

Robredo asks PET to probe alleged collusion between Bongbong Marcos, OSG in poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 04:43 PM

MANILA— The legal team of Vice President Leni Robredo has urged the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to investigate possible collusion between defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on the electoral protest against her 2016 victory.   Read more »

PET junks Marcos inhibition plea vs Justice Leonen in VP poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 04:34 PM

The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), on Tuesday junked motions seeking to inhibit Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen from the election protest filed by defeated 2016 vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.  Read more »

Bongbong Marcos, Robredo reminded by PET of gag order on electoral protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 05:16 PM

The Presidential Electoral Tribunal on Tuesday reiterated its gag order prohibiting parties to the 2016 vice presidential election protest from publicly commenting on the case. Read more »

OSG backs Bongbong in seeking Justice Leonen’s inhibition from VP election protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 07:37 PM

Hours after defeated 2016 vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. filed a motion seeking to inhibit Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen from his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Monday filed its own motion raising similar arguments. Read more »

Robredo criticizes SolGen for backing ‘baseless’ VP poll protest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 07:53 PM

“Parang nakikita natin ngayon sa Amerika na repeat performance ito ng 2016 sa atin,” Vice-President Leni Robredo said.  Read more »

Failure of elections petitions in 3 Mindanao provinces Marcos is contesting were junked - Comelec

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 08:15 PM

The Commission on Elections has said all pleas to declare failure of elections in three Mindanao provinces that defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. is contesting have been dismissed. Read more »

SolGen backs Bongbong Marcos anew in vice president poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 03:10 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has backed yet again the election protest of defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., telling the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) it can annul the elections or declare a failure of elections. Read more »

Lamang ni Robredo kay Marcos tumaas ng 15,000 boto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 03:04 AM

Inilabas na ng Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) Biyernes ng gabi ang resolusyon nila sa initial recount sa election protest ni dating senador Bongbong Marcos. Read more »

Special election needed if PET nullifies votes in 3 Mindanao provinces: ex-CJ Panganiban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 10:11 PM

FAILURE OF ELECTIONS? The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, must call for a special election if it grants former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's motion to annul votes for the 2016 vice-presidential election in 3 Mindanao provinces, a former chief justice said Thursday.  Read more »

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 »