Tribunal gags Marcos, Robredo in poll protest case

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a gag order to former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo as well as their lawyers, while the vice presidential election protest is being resolved.

Court sources told The Manila Times the magistrates, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), ordered the strict observance of the “sub judice rule” wherein parties are prohibited from discussing the merits of the case while it is pending in court.