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Robredo asks PET to 'immediately' junk Marcos protest
The Vice President argues that her wider lead over Bongbong Marcos in the initial vote recount was enough basis to dismiss his election case against her
Marcos asks PET to review ‘erroneous’ initial recount results in VP protest
Former senator Bongbong Marcos once again asks the High Court to proceed with his motion to nullify votes in 3 Mindanao provinces where he alleges widespread cheating happened
Justice Caguioa no longer in charge of Marcos-Robredo PET case
Caguioa loses the member-in-charge position, but his dissent is strong: 'What is stopping the majority from applying Rule 65? Why is this Protest being treated as sui generis?'
Brillantes: PET decision to seek Robredo, Marcos comment on VP protest 'abnormal'
The former chairman of the Commission on Elections says due process was already observed when the tribunal allowed both comps to participate in the recount of votes through their revisors
[PODCAST] Ano ang latest sa protesta ni Marcos laban kay Robredo?
Ano ang implikasyon ng electoral protest sa papalapit na 2022 elections?
Comelec hands off in answering issues raised in PET protest
(UPDATED) Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez says the poll body's job is to hold elections and enforce the outcome of decisions from electoral tribunals
Newsbreak Chats: Where the Marcos vs Robredo electoral protest is headed
On Thursday, October 24, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss the latest development in the electoral protest filed by Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr against Vice President Leni Robredo
Robredo on 15,000 more votes over Marcos: ‘This proves who was lying’
(UPDATED) 'This proves who was telling the truth and who was lying,' tweets Vice President Leni Robredo
DOCUMENT: SC asks Robredo, Marcos to comment on recount of votes in VP protest
The Supreme Court also asks both parties to submit a position paper on Ferdinand Marcos Jr's request to nullify election results in Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Maguindanao
SC raises 4 issues with Marcos' motion to probe Mindanao polls
(UPDATED) For one, which has the jurisdiction to probe election materials, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal or the Commission on Elections?
Robredo widens lead over Marcos in recount in 3 pilot provinces
(3rd UPDATE) Results of the recount of votes in Negros Oriental, Iloilo, and Camarines Sur in the vice presidential electoral protest show Robredo with 15,093 additional votes
Why Marcos wants SC to investigate election materials in 3 Mindanao provinces
To make his case that cheating and irregularities occurred in the 2016 polls, Ferdinand Marcos Jr cites the findings of a Comelec department in the protest of ex-Sulu vice governor Tan against former ARMM Governor Hataman
Who won this round? Marcos calls latest PET action ‘good result’
For the Marcos camp, it is a 'positive development' that the PET will now 'deal' with ARMM votes. The Robredo camp says the initial recount win is a clear victory.
Funny that accusation of stealing would come from Bongbong Marcos – Robredo
'Between the two us, lahat ng na-achieve ko, pinagpaguran ko. Wala akong fake diplomas. Wala akong fake anything,' says Vice President Leni Robredo
Robredo to Marcos: How many times do I have to win for you to accept defeat?
Defeated vice presidential bet Bongbong Marcos, while frustrated with the latest PET ruling, says, 'The case goes on and we will go from strength to strength'
Carpio, Caguioa vote to dismiss Marcos protest, overruled
(UPDATED) The Presidential Electoral Tribunal votes 11-2, asking Vice President Robredo and former senator Marcos to comment on the latter's motion to nullify votes from 3 Muslim Mindanao provinces
Supreme Court to release initial recount results in VP protest
(6th UPDATE) Some quarters interpret Tuesday's decision – asking parties to comment on Marcos' 3rd cause of action, which is the annulment of votes in Lanao Del Sur, Basilan, and Maguindanao – can be disadvantageous to Robredo
Robredo to P.E.T: Don't change the rules in VP protest
Robredo's lawyers say the request to investigate 3 Mindanao provinces was a belated move by Bongbong Marcos and would violate PET rules
Robredo asks SC: Release initial vote recount results in VP protest
(UPDATED) Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyers argue doing so would 'put to rest any apprehensions' of both camps regarding 'speculations' about the possible results of the ballot revision process
Duterte takes a swipe at Robredo again: 'Wala kayong makukuha diyan'
Duterte makes the remark amid a looming PET ruling on the initial recount of the vice presidential electoral protest
Robredo remains VP whatever PET decides on initial recount – Macalintal
Rule 65 of the 2010 Presidential Electoral Tribunal Rules says after examination of the pilot provinces, the tribunal will decide whether to dismiss the protest at that level and affirm Robredo's win, or decide to proceed to further recount
Bersamin: No definite voting yet on Robredo-Marcos poll protest
New round of deliberations are scheduled for October 8
Justice Caguioa finished with report on pilot recount in Marcos poll protest
(3rd UPDATE) The Supreme Court en banc defers action on the report
PET to issue report soon on Marcos poll protest vs Robredo – Bersamin
'We should be careful of what we do here because the credibility of our processes as well as the political system here is at stake,' says Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin
SC to Robredo: Still 'premature' to claim victory in electoral protest
(3rd UPDATE) The High Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, also orders the Comelec to explain why there are missing ballot images from two clustered precincts in Camarines Sur, the home province of Vice President Leni Robredo
Robredo claims recount win, Marcos calls it ‘self-serving assumption’
Robredo claims that the recount in 3 pilot provinces selected by Marcos has given her 15,000 more votes, based on unofficial numbers from the electoral tribunal
FALSE: PET ad hoc committee 'confirms cheating' during 2016 elections
The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has not made any confirmation or pronouncement on supposed cheating in the 2016 polls
FALSE: National Board of Canvassers has final official result in 2016 VP election recount
Facebook posts falsely claim that lawmakers have a 'final official result' in the 2016 vice presidential election recount
Bongbong Marcos presses Supreme Court to start probe into Mindanao votes
(UPDATED) Vice President Leni Robredo calls this a circumvention of the tribunal rules as the current process is contained so far to 3 pilot provinces – Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Oriental
Supreme Court suspends ballot recount in VP protest
(3rd UPDATE) The lawyers of the Marcos and Robredo camps say the Supreme Court did not give any reason behind the 'indefinite' suspension
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
Robredo camp asks SC to probe poll fraud accuser Glenn Chong
Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyers find it 'disturbing' that former lawmaker Glenn Chong has access to audit logs from Ragay, Camarines Sur
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
Caguioa stays on: SC warns Marcos for his 'conspiracy theories'
The Supreme Court unanimously rejects Bongbong Marcos' motion for inhibition against Associate Justice Benjamin Caguioa
SC rejects Caguioa's request to re-raffle VP poll protest
(3rd UPDATE) Associate Justice Benjamin Caguioa, the member-in-charge, writes the en banc to take the case from him and re-raffle. It is rejected unanimously.
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
Marcos, Robredo camps pay P50,000 fine for sub judice
But Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyers also ask the Supreme Court which of their past statements are considered a violation of the sub judice rule
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
SC junks Marcos motion to probe revisors’ outing
(UPDATED) The Supreme Court says the investigation into the Laguna outing of its staff with Vice President Leni Robredo's revisors was already finished even before ex-senator Bongbong Marcos filed his motion
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 to SC: CCTV can prove Marcos knew about revisors' outing
The lawyers of Vice President Leni Robredo say one of Bongbong Marcos' revisors, Roderick Miranda, sent food for the people who joined the outing
Marcos seeks probe into Laguna outing of Robredo revisor, PET staff
Ex-senator Bongbong Marcos says the swimming party indicates a 'conspiracy' between the Presidential Electoral Tribunal staff and the revisor of Vice President Leni Robredo
Calida drops Comelec, backs 50% shading threshold in favor of Marcos
Instead of defending the government in the electoral protest filed by Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo, Solicitor General Jose Calida says he is acting as People's Tribune
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
SolGen Calida’s filings delay VP protest case – Robredo camp
The Vice President's camp points out that determining the shading threshold is an administrative, and not a quasi-judicial, matter so the Comelec 'could directly file its comment' with the PET on Robredo's motion
