MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo should be mindful of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal’s reminder against public statements on the ongoing recount process, the camp of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Friday. If her votes have indeed been substantially reduced, it is not because of [Marcos] but of evidence of her cheating that has come out,” Vic Rodriguez, Marcos’ spokesperson, said in a statement. The two camps were sternly warned by the tribunal against making public statements on the recount procedure. Upon the application of the 50 percent threshold, a physical recount of the ballots yielded 346 votes for the vice president. RELATED: Marcos camp: Robredo should stop tainting PET's integrity“[I]n simple terms, the votes for protestee Robredo was decreased by 12 votes while the votes for protestant Marcos was maintained,” the motion reads.

Source: Philippine Star May 04, 2018 03:33 UTC