Calida agrees with Bongbong on oval shade threshold issue

      Basically agreeing with the stand of former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked the Supreme Court sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to stand by its decision that the 25 percent oval shade threshold in determining the validity ofvotes has no basis. In its manifestation, in lieu of comment, the OSG, led by Solicitor General Jose Calida took a contrary position from the Commission on Election (Comelec) which it was supposed to represent. The threshold adopted by the Comelec is designed to scan every oval on the ballot and count as votes those that contain appropriate marks based on a pre-...

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