BIG VICTORY FOR BONGBONG MARCOS!

Feb. 16, 2017

BIG VICTORY FOR BONGBONG MARCOS!

Stories in inquirer.net and gmanews.tv say the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has dismissed the plea of Leni Robredo to junk the poll protest filed against her by Bongbong Marcos Jr. Big victory for Bongbong. So now, there should be no more reason for anyone not to schedule a preliminary conference at once as a prelude to the trial. And if her victory is truly fair and clean as she insists, Leni SHOULD STOP AND FORGET DOING ANYTHING ELSE to continuously DELAY the trial. Instead, she should join Bongbong’s call for a preliminary conference.

KUNG WALA SIYANG DAPAT IKATAKOT O ITAGO, BAKIT HINDI?  Para malinis na rin niya agad ang kaniyang pangalan kung tutoong inosente siya.

Leni’s arguments: The PET could not proceed with the case for lack of jurisdiction and for insufficiency in form and substance. The PET ruled that: “With the issuance of the summons, the Tribunal has found the protest to be sufficient in form and substance. The protest contained narrations of ultimate facts on the alleged irregularities and anomalies in the contested clustered precincts.”

Leni had also argued that Bongbong had improperly questioned the authenticity and execution of certificates of canvass (COCs). She said Bongbong should have pointed this out raised in a pre-proclamation case filed before Congress acting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC). But the PET noted that: “Section 4, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution, in relation to Rule 13 of the 2010 PET Rules, provides that the Tribunal shall be the sole judge of all elections contests relating to the election, returns, and disqualifications of the President or Vice President of the Philippines The phrase ‘election, returns, and qualifications’ refers to all matters affecting the validity of the contestee’s title, which includes questions on the validity, authenticity, and correctness of the COCs. “

For the sake of whatever credibility she thinks is left with her and her being vice-president. Leni had better realize that she HAS NO OTHER CHOICE NOW but to ask the PET to start the trial. 30