Detained Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to hold 13th-ranked candidate Francis Tolentino in contempt for discussing the purported irregularities that have emerged from the manual recount of 635 ballot boxes last week. Tolentino had told reporters that 2013 ballots have been found in a ballot box used for the 2016 elections in Calbayog City. He said this was curious and “statistically impossible,” because he at least had a poll watcher in the said areas. Tolentino told reporters in a text message: “I have yet to receive a copy of De Lima’s motion. ADVERTISEMENTFor the revision process, SET charged Tolentino and De Lima with a fee of P667,000 and P32,000, respectively.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 24, 2017 06:56 UTC