This new suggestion to the high court has caused a delay in the revision of ballots, instead of the earlier February to until March 19. “Aside from the psychological exam, the applicants will also undergo intensive training to be conducted by representatives from the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET). The SET representatives shall evaluate and rank the applicants based on their performance and output during the entire exercise,” it stated. Caguioa has presented to the court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), the projected timeline of activities leading to the revisions, with March 19 as the first day of revision. He paid for a recount in 36,465 precincts and wants the votes in the remaining 2,756 nullified.

Source: Manila Times February 12, 2018 16:07 UTC