The new schedule for the preliminary conference is July 11, 2017 at 2 p.m.“This is without prejudice to the tribunal’s resolution of all remaining pending incidents,” the SC stated. It ruled that both parties shall file their preliminary conference briefs with the tribunal and serve the same to the adverse party at least five days before the hearing. SC Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa is the ponente of the Marcos-Robredo election protest. Caguioa and former President Benigno Aquino 3rd were classmates from elementary school to college at the Ateneo Law School. In his protest, Marcos assailed election results in 39,221 clustered precincts, 36,465 of which he prayed for the conduct of manual count and judicial revision.

Source: Manila Times June 06, 2017 11:03 UTC