Electoral tribunal grants Robredo plea for 25% shading threshold in vote recount

THE Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) granted a petition by Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo to lower the ballot shading threshold to 25 percent in the recount of votes from the 2016 elections.

“From the foregoing, for purposes of the 2016 elections, the fifty percent (50%) shading threshold was no longer applied. It is likewise clear, however, that a new threshold had been applied,” according to a portion of the 21-page resolution, which the Supreme Court issued on September 18 but released to media on Tuesday.