MANILA, Philippines – Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ “abject failure” to provide evidence to support his claimsthat he was cheated out of the vice-presidential race caused the dismissal of his election protest, the Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal said in its February ruling, a copy of which was recently made public.
In the decision, the PET said the former senator failed to provide specific details to support his allegations of cheating.
PET, in the decision written by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, said specificity is important in the failure of election cases, pre-proclamation controversies, and election contests.
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