Thea Alberto-Masakayan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/05/10/marcos-051016.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Photo from Bongbong Marcos&#x27; twitter page</div></figcaption></figure></div>It was an honest mistake by a first-time voter.Sandro Marcos, son of vice presidential candidate Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr., admitted Tuesday that he mistakenly shaded Grace Poe for president while he was preparing to vote for his father on the May 9 polls.&quot;Yes, I shaded two presidents, it was an honest error on my part,&quot; said Marcos.Marcos, a first-time voter, said he first picked Rodrigo Duterte for president but shaded on another candidate&#x27;s slot, invalidating his vote for president.&quot;I was a first time voter and extremely nervous. I voted for Duterte as president, and saw the number 4 right after, so shaded that as it was my dad&#x27;s number. I ended up shading Poe&#x27;s name instead of my dad&#x27;s, so my presidential vote didn&#x27;t count,&quot; said Marcos.He asked people to lighten up, saying errors are normal.&quot;Once again, it was an error on my part, and I think people need to relax a little bit. We all make errors now and then,&quot; added Marcos in a post in his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FerdinandAlexanderMarcos/posts/1019823858099857?__mref=message_bubble">Facebook page</a>.But thankfully, Marcos got his vice president right.&quot;At least my VP vote was right ;),&quot; he said.Sandro said he did not vote for his father&#x27;s running mate, Miriam Defensor-Santiago.&quot;She was my first choice, but I decided last minute to switch. Everyone is entitled to their own political opinion,&quot; Marcos said.The young Marcos also said the &quot;fight still continues&quot; for his father who is in a tight race with Liberal Party bet Leni Robredo. The Marcoses have cried fraud, claiming cheating from other parties after a supposed &quot;glitch&quot; in the transmission of votes.&quot;The fight still continues, and the events that came after the &#x27;glitch&#x27; of the vote counting when my dad started going down, are questionable at best. Nevertheless, we carry on as best as we can and seek the truth on that part,&quot; he said.Bongbong earlier called on the Commission on Elections to <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/10/16/bongbong-asks-comelec-to-stop-unofficial-count">terminate the unofficial count</a> immediately amid claims of &#x27;&#x27;dagdag-bawas&#x27;&#x27; or vote padding-shaving.

It was an honest mistake by a first-time voter. 

Marcos son admits: I ended up shading Poe's name

Marcos son admits: I ended up shading Poe's name

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Marcos son admits: I ended up shading Poe's name

Thea Alberto-Masakayan,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 10, 2016 07:12 PM PHT

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Updated May 10, 2016 07:49 PM PHT

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