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Wholesale annulment of votes 'scary': ex-poll commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 11:16 AM

MANILA - Wholesale annulment of votes in entire provinces is scary, a former poll commissioner said Wednesday, amid a move by the camp of ex-senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to annul the votes in 3 southern provinces in the 2016 vice-presidential election. Read more »

Inisyal na resulta ng recount sa VP race inilabas; pagtuloy ng poll protest tinutulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 07:15 PM

Para kay Robredo at sa dalawang mahistrado, dapat nang ibasura ng PET ang poll protest ni Marcos.  Read more »

'I'm not the robber': Robredo rebuffs Marcos' 'robbed' vice presidency claim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 09:27 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday rebuffed former Sen. Ferdinan "Bongbong" Marcos who said he was "robbed" of his supposed 6-year-term as vice president. Read more »

Robredo camp urges PET to follow own rules

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 04:39 PM

MANILA - The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo urged the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to follow its own rules on Monday, a day ahead of a possible ruling on the election protest filed by 2016 vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. Read more »

Chief Justice denies speculation of decision-fixing in Marcos poll protest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 01:28 PM

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin denied Thursday any irregularity in the postponement of its deliberation into the election protest of losing vice presidential bet and former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos.    Read more »

Robredo camp reiterates lead over Marcos grew by 15,000 votes in initial recount

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 09:57 AM

The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo claimed Wednesday that her lead over former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., her opponent in the 2016 elections, grew by 15,000 votes after an initial recount under his poll protest.  Read more »

Robredo camp urges PET to release report on poll protest initial recount

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 02:55 PM

Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa has already submitted his report to the SC en banc on the revision and recount of ballots on the 3 pilot provinces chosen by Marcos. Read more »

Bongbong Marcos urges PET to set date to receive evidence in electoral protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 08:17 PM

MANILA – The camp of losing vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has urged the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to set the date for the reception of evidence and submission of the affidavits of witnesses in his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

How Imee Marcos reacted to possible Robredo presidential bid in 2022

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 11:59 PM

Reacting to Vice-President Robredo possibly running for president in 2022, Senator-elect Imee Marcos said: “Napakahaba ng pila, higit sa lahat napakalayo pa ng 2022.”   Read more »

Defeated Cerafica seeks manual recount in Taguig mayoral race

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 11:16 PM

MANILA - Defeated Taguig City mayoral candidate Arnel Cerafica said Tuesday he would seek a manual recount in the Taguig City local race. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, PH lawmakers do not have a 'final official result' in the VP poll recount

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 09:27 PM

The Supreme Court is the final judge of the recount and its official results have not yet been released.   Read more »

Robredo camp opposes recount of Mindanao votes

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 01:16 AM

The manifestation filed by lawyer Romulo Macalintal noted that no “substantial recovery” was made by Marcos from the three pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental.  Read more »

PET letter confirms 'suspension' of VP recount

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 11:47 AM

A letter of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal addressed to parties of the vice-presidential electoral protest confirmed that the revision proceedings were suspended "until further notice," contrary to its earlier statement that the recount will resume later this month. Read more »

PET sources deny 'indefinite suspension' of recount as claimed by Leni, Bongbong camps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 06:02 PM

Several sources from the Presidential Electoral Tribunal on Tuesday denied claims from lawyers of Vice President Leni Robredo and losing vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos that the recount for the vice presidential race has been suspended indefinitely. Read more »

PET upholds 25 pct shading threshold for 2016 polls

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 01:14 PM

Robredo's lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Marcos “may consider withdrawing his election protest” since “the bulk of his issue” is based on invalidating votes for Robredo based on the shading threshold.  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 »

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 »

VP Leni tells SC: CCTV footage proves Marcos knew of revisors outing

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 03:48 PM

Robredo claimed Marcos’ camp knew of the said outing and is “feigning ignorance.” Read more »