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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Columnist Tundag falsely claims Marcos Jr. ‘accepted’ dismissal of 2016 election protest

The PET unanimously dismissed “the entire electoral protest” of the former senator on Feb. 16, 2021. Less than three months later on May 11, Marcos Jr. filed a motion for reconsideration, asking the tribunal to review his third cause of action in which he sought to annul the results of the 2016 vice presidential race in Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, and Basilan.

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Columnist Tundag falsely claims Marcos Jr. ‘accepted’  dismissal of 2016 election protest

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hindi totoo ang pahayag ng kolumnistang si Jerry Tundag na ‘tinanggap’ ni Marcos Jr. ang pagbabasura ng kanyang election protest noong 2016

Iginiit sa pamamagitan ng isang tweet ng kolumnistang si Jerry Suico Tundag ng pahayagang The Freeman na nakabase sa Cebu ang maling pahayag na “tinanggap” ni presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang desisyon ng Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) na ibasura ang kabuuan ng kanyang protesta laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo anim na taon na ang nakararaan.

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Hindi totoo ang pahayag ng kolumnistang si Jerry Tundag na ‘tinanggap’ ni Marcos Jr. ang pagbabasura ng kanyang election protest noong 2016