ASEANEWS HEADLINES: MANILA- Supreme Court junks Bongbong poll protest vs Robredo
Photo taken on March 14, 2016 shows vice presidential candidates Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Leni Robredo attending Go Negosyo’s ‘Meet The Vice Presidentiables’ forum at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City.
Robredo: Victory of the people
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TEDDY “BEAR’ LUK SHIN
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), yesterday affirmed the victory of Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo in the 2016 vice presidential race as it dismissed the electoral protest filed by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
SC spokesman Brian Keith Hosaka yesterday announced that the 15 members of the PET “unanimously” voted to dismiss the electoral protest filed by Marcos against Robredo in 2016.
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“Today, Feb. 16, 2021, the Supreme Court sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal unanimously dismissed the electoral protest filed by former senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. This is in connection with Presidential Electoral Tribunal case titled: Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., protestant, versus Ma. Leonor “Leni Daang Matuwid” G. Robredo, protestee, PET Case No. 005,” Hosaka said.
At 5 p.m. yesterday, the PET clarified that it dismissed the election protest for “lack of merit” and that the counter-protest filed by Robredo “is likewise dismissed.”
“Out of the 15 members of the tribunal who were present in today’s meeting, seven members fully concurred with the dismissal, while eight concurred in the result,” he added.
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TEDDY “BEAR’ LUK SHIN
Here is the GLOBAL status as of Tuesday, 7am, February 16, 2021
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The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 218 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.
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COVID-19 infection crosses 109.6 million globally as deaths cross are at 2.42 million.
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