MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo has formally asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to dismiss former senator Bongbong Marcos’ motion for reconsideration regarding the poll protest decision, her lawyer said.
In a 52-page comment, Robredo, through election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Friday said Marcos’ motion for reconsideration that seeks to overturn the PET decision lacks merit because the arguments presented by the Marcos camp were already discussed in the decision.
In February 2021, the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the PET, dismissed the former senator’s poll protest which claimed that he was cheated during the 2016 vice presidential race in w…
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