The Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has upheld the integrity of the 2016 nationwide automated elections.
This decision is contained in a resolution of the high tribunal dated August 29, 2017.
The ruling dismisses the first cause of action sought by Former Senator Bongbong Marcos as he questioned the electoral victory of Vice President Leni Robredo.
The Supreme Court's decision stated, "even if the protestant succeeds in proving his first cause of action, this will not mean he has already won the position of Vice President as this can only be determined by a manual recount of all votes in all precincts."
Marcos had sought the retrieval of ballot boxes in 22 provinces and 5 cities for vote recount.
In response, the high tribunal allowed the retrieval of ballot boxes in the provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental.
