The Supreme Court (SC), sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), accepted the P36 million deposited by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as tender of payment in connection with his electoral protest against Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo in the 2016 elections.

In their en banc deliberations in Baguio City, the magistrates “noted” the payment made by Marcos as the first installment of the P66.2 million the high tribunal ordered him to pay.

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