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ETIX News Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Ex-llP Binay files electoral protest vs Pefra

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election results. laws, rules and regulations committer
. Per the Certilicate of Canvass of by Pefia and his allies on the day of thr
Votes, Fena garnered 71,035 roies against elections;
Binay's 65,229 votes, or a presumptive . Wdespread brownouts of suspi
margin of5,806 votes. cious causes tlat occurred simultane
?he electoralprotest 3tatea tnat ttre ously in the barangays of San Antonic
vo0esin contesta.re "suciallydetermina- Bangkal, and San Isidro on or about 5:3r
tive" ofthe true representative ofMaka- pm to 6:30 pm. Watchers have atteste(
ti's first district, considering the "slim tiat the brownouts affected the frrnction
margin" beh,!€en their vote counts. ing of the VCMs and reduced the abilib
"As it is, the proclamation of (Pena )I of the watchers to observe the activitier
was based on figuTs plagued by mys- \ inside the precincts, among others.

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