What is Leni Robredo afraid of? They crow that based on the results of the manual ballot recount for the three pilot provinces identified by Marcos, Robredo’s lead has even increased. For one, a massive pre-shading operation, coupled with a coordinated tampering of election returns, will not be detected by a ballot recount. The non-existence of actual voting, where ballot boxes have been stuffed with ballots shaded by only a few individuals, will likewise not be detected in a manual ballot recount. Hence, had Marcos chosen these areas as his pilot, it is most likely that the manual ballot recount would have yielded the same results.

Source: Manila Times October 11, 2019 17:37 UTC