The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started to decrypt and print the ballot images from three pilot provinces that former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. cited in his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. The Comelec’s decrypting and printing of the ballot images from Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Oriental commenced on Monday, following the directive of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET). ADVERTISEMENTThe decryption and printing of the ballot images would take at least seven months. Marcos’ camp has welcomed this development, believing that this would help “facilitate and expedite” the resolution to their election protest. In the May 2016 general elections, Marcos lost the vice presidential race to Robredo.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 24, 2017 03:09 UTC