Muling iginiit ng kampo ni Vice Pres. Leni Robredo sa Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) ang kanilang hiling na mabasura na ang electoral protest na inihain ni dating Sen. Bongbong Marcos.
Nanindigan ang lead counsel ni Robredo na si Atty. Romulo Macalintal na walang substantial recovery o hindi nakabawi ng boto si Marcos sa ginawang manual recount sa napili nitong pilot provinces.
“We reiterate that, based on the facts and figures contained in the PET resolution, Marcos did not make any substantial recovery after the revision of ballots from the three pilot provinces which he personally chose. On the contrary, it was Robredo who made overwhelming and substantial recovery which justifies the dismissal of Marcos election protest for its apparent and exposed lack of merit,” ani Macalintal.
“With 17,520 votes recovered by Robredo from three pilot provinces, it means that for every province she recovered 5,840. Since Marcos protested 30 provinces, the projected recovery of Robredo from these provinces, if Marcos’ protest continues, is 175,200 votes,” dagdag pa nito.
Kung pagbabatayan daw kasi ang PET resolution noong October 15, lumalabas na mas nakabawi pa ng higit 17,000 votes si Robredo kumpara sa halos 2,500 recovered votes ng dating senador.
Para kay Macalintal, pareho na rin ang magiging resulta ng manual recount sa natitira pang 27 probinsya na gustong ipa-recount ni Marcos.
“Thus, our position, then and now, that Marcos’ protest should be dismissed outright pursuant to Rule 65 of the PET Rules, which provides for the dismissal of an election protest if the protestant, like Marcos in this case, fails to show any substantial recovery from his chosen three pilot provinces.”
Kamakailan nang magdesisyon ang PET ipasumite ang report ng recount mula sa tatlong pilot provnices na Camarines Sur, Iloilo at Negros Oriental.
