Last week, Marcos asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the PET, to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the release of VCMs to Smartmatic. “Please be informed that during the 19 October 2016 briefing at the Comelec’s Training Room in Santa Rosa, Laguna, protestant Marcos’ representatives did not agree to any ‘stripping’ activity. On October 21, Tolentino wrote Marcos’ lawyers, asking them to furnish the names of those who will attend the “stripping activity” at the Santa Rosa warehouse. It was not the first time the Comelec initiated a stripping activity. According to the Comelec, the stripping activity was needed because the cards and VCMs were going to be used for the November 2016 barangay (village) elections.

Source: Manila Times October 26, 2016 18:22 UTC