Tuesday, October 10, 2017

WITH OR WITHOUT SERENO, START BBM RECOUNT!

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11 Oct. 2017

With or without Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno the Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), should begin with the recount of the votes covered by Bongbong Marcos’ protest against Leni Robredo immediately.

Vested interest parties may use the forthcoming impeachment of Sereno as a ground to call for an indefinite start of the recount, since she is the PET chairperson. They, or Sereno herself, might claim that she will have to focus on her impeachment first and thus may not be 100 percent effective in carrying out her duties in the recount as PET chairperson.

The PET should come out with an assurance now that Sereno’s predicament will not cause an indefinite delay in the start of the recount or on its conduct. With or without Sereno.

The PET should also explain now what’s keeping them from setting the date for the commencement of the recount. They had already approved, and identified the pilot areas for it. Bongbong has already paid his protest fee in full. He has submitted all his evidence. So what else is the PET waiting for? 30





1 comment:

  1. Buying time?
    The more CJ Sereno has to timely set the recount before her impeachment starts.

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