The camp of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said they will seek a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to oppose the Commission on Elections (Comelec) returning 1,365 Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) to technology provider Smartmatic, saying the move has no approval from the Supreme Court (SC).

Jose Amorando, lawyer for Marcos, said the vote counters were part of the Precautionary and Protection Order (PPO) released by the electoral tribunal last August.

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