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Macalintal to stay as Robredo lawyer despite Senate bid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 05:26 PM

Veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Wednesday that he will continue representing Vice President Leni Robredo in the poll protest against her, even during his looming campaign for a Senate seat in next year's elections.  Read more »

'Desperado': Robredo blasts draft charter removing her from succession

Yasmin Pascual-Dormido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 05:23 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo dubbed a draft charter that removes her position from the presidential line of succession as seemingly "desperate."  Read more »

Robredo camp hits draft charter booting her as Duterte 'transition' successor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:07 AM

The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday tagged as "ridiculous" a draft charter that removes her from the presidential line of succession. Read more »

Chief Justice De Castro designates senior magistrates to SET, HRET

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 03:10 PM

Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro ordered the designation of the most senior Supreme Court magistrates as representatives to the Senate and House electoral tribunals. Read more »

25 porsiyentong ballot shade kikilalanin sa Marcos-Robredo poll protest: PET

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 11:37 AM

Itinuturing na "tagumpay" ni Vice President Leni Robredo ang resolusyon ng PET. Read more »

Robredo downplays drop in Pulse Asia ratings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 03:08 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday downplayed the drop in her Pulse Asia ratings, saying the decrease was minimal. Read more »

SC junks Marcos inhibition plea vs magistrate in poll protest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 05:49 PM

The Supreme Court junked former Senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s petition that seeks to inhibit a magistrate he accused of being 'biased' on his poll protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Imee Marcos says likely to run for senator in 2019

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 03:09 PM

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos on Monday said she is likely to throw her hat in next year's mid-term elections.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte might step down if Bongbong Marcos wins protest

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:33 PM

MANILA (2ND UPDATE) - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said President Duterte might make good on his promise to step down if former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wins his poll protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Robredo asks PET to use decrypted images of 'compromised' ballots

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 05:17 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo urged Presidential Electoral Tribunal on Tuesday to proceed with the use of decrypted ballot images in the manual recount of votes in the poll protest filed by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.  Read more »

Marcos seeks to inhibit Caguioa in VP poll protest

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 03:44 PM

Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos shows the motion he filed at the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to inhibit Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa from participating in any of the proceedings relating to the electoral protest he filed against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Marcos slams 'biased' SC justice, seeks inhibition in poll protest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 09:19 PM

Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos on Monday sought the inhibition of the justice in-charge of his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Robredo takes swipe at Marcos as Comelec affirms 25-percent shading threshold

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 08:34 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said she was elated with the affirmation made by the Commission on Elections on the 25-percent oval shading rule for the 2016 national elections before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Read more »

Comelec sides with Robredo, holds ballot shading threshold at 25 percent

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 05:08 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to reconsider its junking of Vice President Leni Robredo's plea to lower the ballot shading threshold percentage in the vote recount prompted by former Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos' protest against her May 2016 victory.  Read more »

Alvarez bats for people's initiative to postpone 2019 polls

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 03:36 PM

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday reiterated his pitch for a people’s initiative to postpone next year's midterm elections. Read more »

Robredo to PET: Disregard 'irrelevant' SolGen comment on poll protest

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 05:32 PM

Robredo's legal counsel made this pronouncement in their 13-page manifestation with the PET regarding the motion filed by the OSG on the matter. Read more »

SC seeks Comelec comment on vote shading threshold

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 03:17 PM

The Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has directed the Commission on Elections to comment on Vice President Leni Robredo’s plea for lowering the threshold percentage of valid votes in the ongoing election recount, a source said Friday. Read more »

Kampo nina VP Leni, Marcos, nagbatuhan ng paratang ukol sa PET outing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 11:30 PM

Nagbatuhan ng mga paratang ang kampo nina Vice President Leni Robredo at dating senador Bongbong Marcos kaugnay sa nangyaring outing ng ilang tauhan ng Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Read more »

Marcos camp seeks probe into Robredo revisor outing with PET staff

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 04:48 PM

Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos on Monday sought an investigation into the alleged outing last month attended by Vice President Leni Robredo and some personnel of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Read more »

PET fines Marcos, Robredo P50,000 each for violating gag order on electoral protest

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 08:36 PM

The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has fined former Sen. Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Leni Robredo P50,000 each for violating gag order on electoral protest case.   Read more »