(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to follow the threshold set by the Commission on Elections for the shading of ballots, instead of the one set by the tribunal.
In an ex-parte motion, Robredo, through her lawyers, said the 25 percent threshold of the Comelec should be followed because a 50 percent threshold set by the PET in 2010 “has resulted to and will result to a systematic decrease in the votes received by protestee Robredo.”
Vic Rodriguez, Bongbong Marcos’ spokesperson, has said however that the rules set by the PET should govern the ongoing manual ballot recount in connection with the former senator’s electoral protest.
Marcos is protesting Robredo’s declaration as winner of the vice presidential race in 2016.
The manual recount initially covers three pilot provinces: Negros Oriental, Iloilo and Camarines Sur.
