A classmate of former president Benigno Aquino 3rd at the Supreme Court (SC) is set to handle an election protest filed by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo.

This development could give Robredo, now the highest elected official of Aquino’s Liberal Party (LP), an edge over Marcos, who claims he was cheated in the vice presidential race in the May 9 elections.

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