THE Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has finally ordered a preliminary conference on the election protest against Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo filed by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. In a “summer” en banc session in Baguio City on Tuesday, the court granted Marcos’ motion and set the preliminary conference on June 21. The high tribunal has already junked the motion for reconsideration of Robredo to clarify her counter-protest fees, giving her an ultimatum to pay up. In his protest, Marcos is assailing the election results in 39,221 clustered precincts. It is time for the truth to come out,” Marcos lawyer Vic Rodriguez said.

Source: Manila Times April 26, 2017 16:27 UTC