Rappler's latest stories on election protest
Poll protest vs Negros Occidental mayor dismissed
The Bacolod City Regional Trial Court Branch 49 junks the electoral protest filed by former mayor Magdaleno Peña against his niece, Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Garcia Yulo
Russia warns Youtube, foreign powers of 'meddling' after protests
Russia accuses foreign governments and media, including video website YouTube, of backing the demonstrations, which are held to demand free local elections
1,400 arrested at Moscow election protest – monitor
Amnesty International also condemns what it calls the use of excessive force by the police
Russian opposition plans election protest despite crackdown
This week, authorities jailed Russia President Vladimir Putin's top opponent for 30 days and launched a probe targeting his allies
Tolentino withdraws electoral protest vs De Lima
The former adviser of President Duterte says his new senatorial campaign for 2019 needs his 'undivided attention'
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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
Robredo, Marcos to PET: No intention to violate gag order on VP protest
Both camps argue that they were only responding to each other's 'misleading' claims and statements regarding the recount
FACT CHECK: No ‘dead voters’ for Robredo in Negros Occidental town
A blog post claiming poll fraud in Salvador Benedicto town has got the wrong vote counts. Then the Comelec and Namfrel officials deny ever making the statements attributed to them.
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
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
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.
Robredo camp formally withdraws any 'pending motions' before SC
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo maintains they have no pending motions aimed at delaying the ballot recount, but tells the Supreme Court that any such motion, if it exists, should be considered withdrawn
Ballot recount for Marcos-Robredo election protest set on March 19
The scheduling of the recount comes after the bitter word war between the camps of Vice President Leni Robredo and ex-senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr
Marcos signs document withdrawing motions that delay VP vote recount
(UPDATED) The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo takes on Marcos' challenge and agrees to sign the joint manifestation to be filed with the Presidential Electoral Tribunal
Recount will 'greatly disappoint' Marcos, says Robredo camp
Vice President Leni Robredo's lead counsel Romulo Macalintal expresses confidence that the recount of ballots 'will just confirm the results as counted by the vote-counting machines'
Robredo, Marcos camps point fingers amid recount 'challenge'
The Marcos camp 'challenges' the Robredo camp to withdraw all pending motions, but the latter says it does not have any pending motions at all
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Marcos wants to 'revise' 2016 polls' narrative, says Robredo
(UPDATED) The Vice President's lawyer Romulo Macalintal also believes Bongbong Marcos will use the electoral protest for political mileage in the 2019 polls
Robredo camp doubts authenticity of Marcos' 'self-serving' ballot images
Lawyer Romulo Macalintal says former senator Bongbong Marcos is 'afraid to know the real truth of the results of the elections,' thus his 'highly ridiculous' fresh allegations against Vice President Leni Robredo
Ballot images show Robredo colluded with Comelec, Smartmatic – Marcos
Defeated vice presidential bet Bongbong Marcos alleges the electoral fraud was conducted in 8 regional hubs that the Comelec created to address SD card concerns during the May 2016 polls
Robredo wants VP protest resolved so Marcos ‘won’t have space to lie’
'Habang hindi kasi siya nare-resolve, nagkakaroon ng pagkakataon si Marcos na gumawa ng mga kuwento kahit hindi totoo,' says Vice President Leni Robredo on the upcoming ballot recount
IN PHOTOS: Ballot retrieval in CamSur for Marcos-Robredo election case
Ballot boxes from Camarines Sur precincts are to be delivered to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal Retrieval Team until January 26
Ballot retrieval in CamSur for VP protest begins
(2nd UPDATE) The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo says the ballot recount will only 'vindicate' her client from the 'baseless accusation' of ex-senator Bongbong Marcos that Robredo had cheated in the polls
PET ruling 'confirmation of bias' vs Bongbong Marcos, says lawyer
The PET allows former senator Bongbong Marcos to gain access to the soft copies of election data in the 3 pilot provinces where a ballot recount will be held, but the original documents will remain with the Court.
Bongbong Marcos accuses PET of 'unfair treatment'
Former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr says 'one option' is to request for his electoral protest case be raffled off to another Supreme Court justice
'Why run for senator when I already won as VP?' – Bongbong Marcos
(UPDATED) Former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr says he is determined to see through the electoral protest he filed against Vice President Leni Robredo
Robredo to SC: Allow both camps to witness ballot retrieval
Vice President Leni Robredo wants her camp and that of her rival Bongbong Marcos to be allowed to send representatives when ballots are retrieved in Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Oriental
Comelec rules on 'sufficiency' of recall plea vs San Juan mayor
This comes after former San Juan vice mayor Francis Zamora lost to incumbent Mayor Guia Gomez by a little more than a thousand votes in the 2016 polls
Marches back Honduras president in drawn-out, contested election
The country's electoral authority has still not declared a winner, even though the final count was given as 42.98% for Juan Orlando Hernandez and 41.38% for Salvador Nasralla
SC gives Robredo access to soft copies of ballot images in electoral protest
(UPDATED) Romulo Macalintal, lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo, says the SC decision will give their camp an 'additional blanket of security'
SC defers action again on forensic exam of ARMM poll data in VP protest
The Supreme Court says a ballot recount in Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Oriental must be conducted first in the electoral protest filed by former senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo
Let evidence 'speak for itself,' Marcos camp tells Robredo
Marcos' lawyer Vic Rodriguez says the members of the Board of Election Inspectors they included in the list submitted to the PET 'were named as witnesses – and not as registered voters'
SC: Comelec, not Marcos, must pay for storage fees of ballot boxes
The Supreme Court says its order to safeguard the poll materials abroad should not have stopped the Commission on Elections from transferring these materials back to the country
'Discrepancies' found in VP vote count in Cebu City – ex-congressman
But ex-Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes Jr – who supports losing VP bet Bongbong Marcos – says there are 'no supposed manipulations' that took place
Robredo hits Marcos 'fake news' he'll soon become VP
Former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr says the results of his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo will be known within the year
Marcos drops witnesses for poll fraud claims in 36,465 clustered precincts
UPDATED Ferdinand Marcos Jr s lawyer George Garcia says this does not mean they are abandoning their accusations of electoral fraud against Vice President Leni Robredo which he said can be proven through a ballot recount
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VP electoral protest 'exactly where we wanted it to be' – Marcos camp
UPDATED Lawyer Victor Rodriguez says the latest SC decision on the electoral protest of former senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo will not stop them from exposing the many sins of Smartmatic
Robredo wants Marcos to pay P2B for protection of 2016 poll materials
The Vice President s lawyer Romulo Macalintal says their motion is consistent with an earlier ruling of the Senate Electoral Tribunal on the Tolentino De Lima case
SC junks Marcos' motion questioning integrity of 2016 polls
UPDATED It only shows that indeed the protest of Mr Marcos has no basis It is only based on some speculations and conclusions says Romulo Macalintal counsel of Vice President Leni Robredo
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