Robredo accepts Marcos challenge to withdraw poll motions before SC

THE camp of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has agreed to the challenge of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to withdraw all pending motions before the Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to speed up the recount of ballots for the 2016 vice presidential race.

“We accept the challenge of Mr. Marcos and his lawyer to sign a joint motion to withdraw any and all pending motions and incidents at the PET which may cause the delay of the recount of ballots from the pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental,” Romulo Macalintal, counsel for Robredo, said in a statement.