After Vice President Leni Robredo pleaded to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to consider a 25 percent shading threshold, her supporters launched a hashtag aimed at the Supreme Court. #LeaveOurShadesAlone trended on social media sites after the incumbent vice president’s supporters including singer and songwriter Jim Paredes started using it. Supporters were encouraged to use the hashtag and upload a picture of them wearing a pair of shades — as a protest. PET set the shading threshold to 50 percent, as it was in the 2010 National Elections. Senyora’s post was “liked” by more than 12,000 netizens and shared 2,486 times, compared to Paredes’ post that gathered 858 likes and 404 shares.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 15, 2018 12:33 UTC