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[OPINYON] 'Boss, pakisingit'
Delikado ang pakisingit kahit sa huli lang ng iyong listahan ng iboboto
Comelec finishes ballot printing for 2019 elections
The Commission on Elections is set to deploy official ballots to different municipal and city treasurers' offices until May 4
Marcos legal team disowns Glenn Chong in VP protest
The lawyers of defeated vice presidential bet Bongbong Marcos say ex-Biliran congressman Glenn Chong is not part of their legal team
SC ruling 'like last nail in coffin' of VP protest – Robredo
But the camp of ex-senator Bongbong Marcos insists the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, ruled in its favor over the ballot shading threshold issue
Marcos vs Robredo: Shading thresholds set aside in sorting out ballots
To speed up the protest case, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal directs revisors to check the candidates' votes against the election returns printed from the counting machines
Ballot retrieval begins in Negros Oriental for VP protest
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo says they do not oppose the retrieval, but were not given enough time to prepare for it
Comelec: Postponed COC filing can delay ballot printing
The Comelec is set to discuss the proposal of the Senate and the House of Representatives to delay the filing of certificates of candidacy by 10 days
Comelec sets 25% ballot shading threshold for 2019 polls
The threshold has been put into question during the vote recount for the 2016 vice presidential elections
Robredo appeals PET to use ballot images in initial recount
The camp of the Vice President tells the Tribunal that Marcos has not been able to substantiate his claim that the ballot images are compromised
Comelec to PET: Stick to 25% shading threshold or risk all elective posts
(3rd UPDATE) The Commission on Elections says the 50% shading threshold that the Presidential Electoral Tribunal insists on using in the vice presidential protest case has long been abandoned
Robredo camp to SC: Ignore Calida's opinion on ballot shading threshold
(UPDATED) Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyer Romulo Macalintal says Solicitor General Jose Calida's 'erroneous' support of the 50% shading threshold would 'erode the very foundation of our democracy' by disenfranchising voters
SC gives Comelec 10 days to comment on ballot shading threshold
The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, says it has taken 'note without action' Vice President Leni Robredo's motion to give the Commission on Elections just 5 days to comment
Robredo asks PET to give Comelec 5 days to comment on shading threshold
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo says this is to 'avoid any further delays' in the resolution of its motion for reconsideration before the Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, on the ballot shading threshold
Robredo on why Calida sided with Bongbong: 'He's No. 1 Marcos supporter'
Vice President Leni Robredo says Solicitor General Jose Calida should have just represented his client, the Commission on Elections, on the 50% ballot-shading threshold issue
PET wants CamSur officials to explain irregularities in ballots
The electoral tribunal asks local officials about wet ballot seals, missing election returns, and questionable signatures
Robredo calls out Marcos revisor for using prohibited item in VP recount
(UPDATED) Marcos camp spokesperson Vic Rodriguez hits Vice President Leni Robredo for 'her desperate, childish, and obvious attempts to delay, delay, and delay the recount'
Ex-poll chief Brillantes: 50% shading threshold 'abnormal' in VP recount
Former Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes Jr supports Bongbong Marcos, but does not support the latter's view on the shading threshold
FACT CHECK: No results yet in ongoing 2016 VP election recount
Due to the confidential nature of the recount process, claims of vote counts should be taken with a grain of salt, unless backed up by official, verifiable sources or documents
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Robredo: Marcos and I could both lose votes due to 50% shading threshold
'Nakakagulat na ayaw niyang malaman iyong tunay na saloobin ng mamamayan, ano ba talaga iyong boto. Bakit kailangang itulak na 50%?' says Vice President Leni Robredo on her rival Bongbong Marcos
Duterte curious about VP vote recount: 'Tutal gusto ko mag-resign'
President Rodrigo Duterte expresses interest in the ongoing recount for the 2016 vice presidential race after a quip about wanting to resign
Marcos to SC: 'Injustice' to change ballot shading rules in VP recount
Ex-senator Bongbong Marcos argues that the Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, is 'more superior' than the Commission on Elections
SC cancels retrieval of Iloilo City ballot boxes in VP recount
Vice President Leni Robredo's legal consultant says the Presidential Electoral Tribunal's representatives in Iloilo province received a verbal order to stop retrieving ballot boxes from Iloilo City
Robredo camp says Iloilo City should not be part of VP recount
Iloilo City is independent from Iloilo province and has a separate certificate of canvass during elections
IN PHOTOS: Ballot retrieval in Iloilo for Marcos-Robredo electoral protest
The ballot retrieval process in Iloilo will be held from May 21 to May 25
Distribution of sample ballots on election day illegal, says Comelec
Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez urges voters during the barangay and SK polls 2018 to write their own 'kodigos' instead
Robredo calls out Philippine Star reporter for 'fake news' on VP protest
(2nd UPDATE) 'Marami nang opinyon na na-shape dahil sa panlilinlang. Naging tahimik na tayo for much too long,' says Vice President Leni Robredo, as she vows to immediately call out and correct any misinformation against her
SC wants Comelec, Bongbong Marcos to comment on shading threshold in VP race
(UPDATED) This is in relation to the ongoing pilot recount in the electoral protest that Marcos filed against Vice President Leni Robredo
EXPLAINER: Paano nakakaltasan ng boto sa recount si Robredo?
Nasa gitna ng isyu ang 'shading threshold' – gaano kalaking bahagi ng oval sa balota ang naitiman ng botante – para bilangin ang boto niya para sa bise presidente
Robredo appeals to PET to apply 25% shading threshold
(UPDATED) Vice President Leni Robredo files an urgent motion for reconsideration after the Presidential Electoral Tribunal earlier scrapped the 25% threshold
Comelec resolution disproves SC claim on ballot shading
A Commission on Elections resolution shows that the poll body recognizes ballot ovals shaded by at least 25%, as argued by Vice President Leni Robredo
SC says no basis for Robredo's claim of 'systematic decrease' in her votes
The Supreme Court says Vice President Leni Robredo showed 'a misunderstanding of the revision process' in her motion seeking to set the minimum ballot oval shading threshold at 25% for the recount
SC to Robredo, Marcos: Explain why you're still commenting on case
The Supreme Court says both camps continued to disclose 'sensitive information' about the electoral protest despite being reminded twice not to do so
[OPINION] ‘Missing’ audit logs, wet ballots, and other Marcos lies
This is not just about the vice presidency. Every lie, fact-twisting, and misinformation systematically and relentlessly sowed by the Marcos camp is corrosive to the people’s faith in our electoral process.
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Robredo asks SC to stop 'systematic decrease' in her votes
Vice President Leni Robredo wants the Supreme Court to consider ballot ovals shaded by 25% as valid votes, based on updated standards set by the Comelec in the 2016 elections
Recount rule makes it difficult for Robredo to claim 4 votes
A revision committee prohibits the Robredo camp from claiming 4 ballots from the municipality of Baao, Camarines Sur, because the Revision Report provided by the PET does not have a space for it
Comelec rules say audit logs should not be in ballot boxes – Robredo camp
Countering the Marcoses, lawyer Romulo Macalintal says the Comelec ordered audit logs to be delivered to election officers, not placed inside ballot boxes
Did Imee Marcos 'gatecrash' the VP ballot recount site?
(UPDATED) Ex-senator Bongbong Marcos' lawyer says Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos is not accredited, but she was still 'allowed by the PET to enter' on April 2
Robredo camp dismisses ballot box 'anomalies' as 'fake news'
Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyer Romulo Macalintal denies the allegation of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr that ballot boxes from Camarines Sur were tampered with to delay the ballot recount
Bongbong Marcos: Ballots from 4 precincts 'recently wet'
Marcos visits the revision site of the tribunal and says the ballots of 4 precincts are wet. Furthermore, 38 ballot boxes have no audit logs.
Macalintal to surrender lawyer's license if Robredo loses VP protest
The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo oozes with confidence as the ballot recount begins on April 2
Imee mum on 2019: Bongbong Marcos protest most important
'Ito yung inaasam -asam namin na dalawang taon na at tamang-tama kasi talagang marubdob ang aming panalangin buong Semana Santa,' says Governor Imee Marcos on her brother Bongbong's electoral protest for the post of vice president
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Robredo on VP ballot recount: 'Have no fear, we fight for truth'
(2nd UPDATE) 'This is a time of fear, fear of what is going to happen next, pero manalig tayo.... 'Wag paghinaan ng loob,' Vice President Leni Robredo tells her supporters
Robredo, Marcos 'confident' as ballot recount set to begin
Lawyers of Vice President Leni Robredo and ex-senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr say the ballot recount will determine who truly won the vice presidency
SC reminds Robredo, Marcos not to comment on VP protest
(UPDATED) The Supreme Court tells the Robredo and Marcos camps to observe the sub judice rule after they publicly traded barbs over supposed delays in the ballot recount
Robredo defense of ballot images ‘insulting’ to Filipinos – Marcos camp
Marcos' lawyer Vic Rodriguez maintains the Comelec did not brief candidates on the new features of the 2016 ballot. The poll body's spokesperson refutes that.
