THE Supreme Court is open to extending the deadline for the payment of the balance of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo’s counter poll protest amounting to P7 million, her lawyers said on Wednesday. The Supreme Court gave the green light to recount the votes of three provinces, which Marcos identified — Camarines Sur, Negros Oriental and Iloilo. These were the areas where Robredo won based on the official tally of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). In the event that Mr. Marcos’ protest is dismissed [based on the recount of three provinces], the cash deposit from Vice President Robredo won’t be needed anymore,” Sardillo said. Robredo’s husband is Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo who died in a plane crash in 2012.

Source: Manila Times July 12, 2017 07:52 UTC