‘UNLI’ LENIENCY FOR LENI!

27 July 2017

If mobile phone companies have unlimited (‘unli’) calls and text promos for their subscribers, there seems to be an ‘unli’ leniency in the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) for Leni Robredo.

Up to now, the PET has NOT REJECTED a petition by Len’s supporters to allow them to give her the proceeds from a fundraising they’re conducting to help defray her expenses in her counter elector protest against Bongbong Marcos. This despite the fact that under the law, Leni is barred from accepting any kind of donation for her personal use or gain.

Even if it was only VERBAL, the PET IMMEDIATELY granted Leni’s motion for an EXTENSION of her deadline to pay the balance of her counter-protest fee. And this is the tough part, the extension was OPEN-ENDED OR INDEFINITE. NO DATE was set by the PET.  Leni’s lead lawyer, Romulo Macalintal, will have to put the motion first in writing before the PET sets a new deadline.  WITH JUST HER WORD, through her counsel, Leni GOT WHAT SHE WANTED. As we say in Tagalog, TULOY ANG LIGAYA ni Leni.

Whereas, Bongbong has already FULLY PAID his protest fee but NOT EVEN A MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AND REPORTED IN MEDIA on how, who and when will the collection of ballot boxes covered by his protest will start. And the PET, especially lead justice for the protest Alfredo Caguioa, has not given any explanation why. Last year, Leni was late in submitting a document demanded by the PET. But still, the PET accepted it.

If there’s ANY LAW granting MAXIMUM LENIENCY to Leni as against Bongbong in his protest, anybody I’d gladly welcome a copy for my enlightenment. If there’s none, DETAILED AND RELATED JUSTIFICATION (S) ONLY please.30