“The Comelec’s September 2016 Resolution set the minimum threshold at 25 percent. There is no logical reason for the PET to use a different threshold. By insisting on their own rules, the PET is subverting the will of the voters and usurping the constitutional mandate of the Comelec,” the Hilbay-led group said. The group was referring to PET’s 50-percent threshold for a valid vote, which was set in the 2010 automated polls. “We find this move a manipulation to take away votes that were rightly cast for the duly-elected Vice President,” Hilbay said.

Source: Manila Times June 01, 2018 09:37 UTC