By Mario Casayuran

The opposition Liberal Party (LP) on Thursday called on the Supreme Court to render a decision based on truth and its own rules and dismiss the Marcos protest.

In a statement sent by Erin Tañada, LP vice president for external affairs, Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa, the Justice in-charge of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) for Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr.’s protest, submitted to the Supreme Court in September his report on the recount.

The report, according to Tañada, shows that Marcos only received an added 4,000 votes while Vice President Leni Robredo secured an even bigger lead — she gained an additional 15,000 votes.

The 2010 PET Rules limited the grounds for the protest to evidence from only three provinces, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Camarines Sur.

Marcos himself selected the three provinces, claiming that he had strong “evidence” in the said areas.

‘’However, after Marcos was proven wrong by the report, there is now a move to delay a PET decision and extend the protest to more provinces. This is clearly against the rules set by the PET,’’ Tañada said.

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