THE Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has allowed former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s election protest against Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo to proceed, declaring it “sufficient in form and substance.”

In an eight-page resolution dated January 24, the tribunal dismissed Robredo’s claim that Marcos’ accusations of cheating and vote-buying were just a “series of wild accusations, guesses and surmises.”

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