Liberal Party legislative representatives also celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to validate the Automated Election System used in last year’s elections.
“Alam naman nating lahat na si VP Leni talaga ang pinili ng mga Pilipino,” said Rep. Teddy Baguilat (Lone District, Ifugao), newly installed Party Vice Chairman for Internal Affairs. “Itong desisyong ito ng PET ay patunay na walang compromise na nangyari.”
In its resolution dated August 29 but released only earlier this week, the Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), junked the first cause of action in Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s electoral protest questioning the integrity and validity of the 2016 election results, citing it to be “meaningless” and “pointless.”
“We welcome this development, a very objective decision from the Tribunal,” said Rep. Kit Belmonte (6th District, Quezon City), the party’s secretary general. “In this regard, one may be forgiven for saying that the victory is clearly in VP Leni’s favor. May mga gusto lang talagang makabalik sa puwesto at nagpupumilit na lang.”
Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato (Lone District, Occidental Mindoro), party treasurer, also welcomed the decision. “The PET’s ruling is all but a confirmation of the legitimacy of VP Robredo’s victory. We look forward to putting this all behind us so we can all focus to the more important task of governance.”
For his part, Deputy Speaker Rep. Miro Quimbo (2nd District, Marikina) viewed the decision as a clear reminder that democratic processes are still being maintained within the government, despite recent events. “This proves that certain parts of our judicial system are still in place, and that there remain officials who believe in, and work for, the interest of the people,” he said. “It is a good sign.”
Marcos lost the vice presidential bid to VP Leni Robredo by a margin of some 200,000 votes, and has since strived to invalidate her win.
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Ikinatuwa rin ng mga mambabatas ng Partido Liberal sa Kongreso ang desisyon ng Supreme Court na nagpatibay ng Automated Election System o AES na ginamit noong nakaraang eleksyon.
“Alam naman nating lahat na si VP Leni talaga ang pinili ng mga Pilipino,” sabi ni Rep. Teddy Baguilat (Lone District, Ifugao), bagong-talagang Vice Chairman for Internal Affairs ng partido. “Itong desisyong ito ng PET ay patunay na walang compromise na nangyari.”
Sa resolusyong ipinasa noong August 29, binasura ng Supreme Court, na nakaupo bilang Presidential Electoral Tribunal o PET, ang first cause of action ng electoral protest ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na kumukwestiyon sa integridad at bisa ng resulta ng eleksyon noong 2016. Giit ng PET, ito ay “meaningless” at “pointless,” o walang ibig sabihin at walang kabuluhan.
“We welcome this development, a very objective decision from the Tribunal,” sabi ni Rep. Kit Belmonte, (6th District, Quezon City), secretary general ng partido. “In this regard, one may be forgiven for saying that the victory is clearly in VP Leni’s favor. May mga gusto lang talagang makabalik sa puwesto at nagpupumilit na lang.”
Kinilala rin ni Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato (Lone District, Occidental Mindoro), ingat-yaman ng partido, ang pasyang ito ng PET. “The PET’s ruling is all but a confirmation of the legitimacy of VP Robredo’s victory. We look forward to putting this all behind us so we can all focus to the more important task of governance.”
Para naman kay Deputy Speaker Rep. Miro Quimbo (2nd District, Marikina), ito ay isang malinaw na paalala na buhay pa rin ang mga demokratikong proseso sa gobyerno sa kabila ng mga nangyayari ngayon. “This proves that certain parts of our judicial system are still in place, and that there remain officials who believe in and work for the interest of the people,” sabi niya. “It is a good sign.”
Natalo si Marcos sa pagka-bise presidente kay VP Leni Robredo, na lamang ng mga 200,000 na boto. Pinagsisikapan pa rin ni Marcos na mapawalang-bisa ang pagkapanalong ito.