MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – On the eve of the historic Supreme Court vote on the Quo Warranto case against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, former President NoyNoy Aquino and several lawmakers called for the rule of law, and not the rule of men.

In a statement signed by Aquino, Senators Francis Pangilinan, Bam Aquino and Leila De Lima — among others — the group said that the 50% shading of ballots is the rule of law and that Leni Robredo should abide by it.

At issue is the Vice President’s petition before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to credit ballots cast for her that were only about 25% shaded.  Ironically, Bam Aquino supports Robredo and has created a social media hashtag #LeaveOurShadesAlone.

This is the first time that NoyNoy and the Opposition lawmakers have publicly chastised the Vice President.

All for the sake of the rule of law.

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –  In a desperate effort to regain lost votes as a result of the ongoing recount of the 2016 Vice Presidential Elections, Leni Robredo has petitioned the Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), for partial credit of 25% shaded ballots.

Earlier, PET denied Robredo’s petition to consider partly-shaded votes, including those that are shaded just 25%, as votes in her favor.

In a new petition filed before PET, Robredo asked for a compromise: that ballots cast for her that were shaded just 25% be credited as a 1/4 vote (0.25).

”The number would still be significant,” Robredo spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told The Adobo Chornicles. “It means that 4 ballots that were each shaded just 25% would equal to one full vote for the Vice President.”

The math may be correct, but the logic is, well, illogical!

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Vice President Leni Robredo came to the defense of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, criticizing efforts to oust the latter through the quo warranto case now pending in the Supreme Court.

“Being a lawyer, I know that the Constitution provides for a continuous term for any sitting Chief Justice until he or she reaches the retirement age of 70.”

”She’s only 57 years old, so she is still covered by warranty,” Robredo said.

It takes a brilliant VP to point this out to our Constitutional experts!