Marcos’ supporters gathered outside the SC compound for an overnight vigil yesterday and called for an immediate resolution of the protest filed by the former senator. The SC, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), originally set the preliminary conference on Marcos’ poll protest and Robredo’s counter-protest on June 21. The manner of retrieval of ballot boxes containing the ballots, election returns, certificates of canvass and other election documents involved in the election protest would also be tackled. Marcos filed the poll protest on June 29 last year, claiming the camp of Robredo cheated in the automated polls. She sought the dismissal of the poll protest, citing lack of merit and jurisdiction of PET.

Source: Philippine Star July 10, 2017 16:07 UTC