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Not right to suggest losing equates to being cheated, Robredo’s camp says

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2026129" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA – Candidates cannot suggest that the only reason they would lose the elections is if they were cheated, the camp of presidential candidate Leni Robredo said on Saturday. </p><p>Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesman, said there was nothing wrong with rival Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call to guard the ballot, but the problem arises when more is implied behind the message.</p><p>“Lahat naman ng kandidato dapat talaga nagpo-promote ng malinis na eleksyon ... Pero ang hindi ko gusto at hindi ko matanggap dito sa ginagawa nilang ito parang pinapalabas na ’pag natalo sila e daya lang ’yun,” Gutierrez told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo.</p><p>“Hindi totoo ’yan. Hindi pa tapos ang eleksyon, hindi pa tayo nagka-cast ng boto dito sa Pilipinas although nagsimula na ang OFW voting. </p><p>“Kung bantay lang (ng boto), walang isyu diyan. Pero kung ang implikasyon, ‘Bantayan n&#x27;yo dahil ang talo na lang dito ay dadayain tayo’ e hindo totoo ’yan.”</p><p>In a video, Marcos urged his supporters to “protect” the votes and prevent them from getting “robbed” again.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/21/22/marcos-sa-supporters-walang-tulugan-pagkatapos-ng-halalan">Marcos sa supporters: Walang tulugan pagkatapos ng halalan</a></li></ul><p>Gutierrez said Marcos’ assertions were anchored on his false belief that he was cheated in 2016. &quot;Ilang beses nang na-establish ’yan sa recount sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema, 15-0, na siya ay talo noong 2016,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/16/21/sc-junks-bongbong-marcos-poll-protest-vs-vice-president-robredo-source">SC junks Bongbong Marcos&#x27; poll protest vs Vice President Robredo</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/04/20/21/pet-marcos-2016-election-protest-vs-robredo">How PET unanimously junked Marcos’ election protest vs Robredo</a></li></ul><p>Robredo&#x27;s spokesman said he is confident that the lone female presidential bet will again defeat the dictator&#x27;s son. </p><p>&quot;Kung hindi lang dahil sa &#x27;fake news&#x27; sa social media hindi na natin pinag-uusapan na mananalo si VP Leni sa eleksiyong ito. Siguradong lamang na lamang na siya, pero dahil nga sa anim na taong paninira, paglalabas ng kung ano-anong kasinungalingan tungkol sa kaniya, at sa kabila naman nito paglalabas ng kasinungalingan tungkol doon sa kaniyang karibal na positibo, e nandito tayo sa puntong ito,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/06/22/pro-marcos-misinformation-targets-robredo">Pro-Marcos misinformation targets main rival Robredo</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/02/22/leni-is-top-subject-of-disinformation-says-fact-check-group-in-senate-probe">Leni is &#x27;favorite&#x27; subject of disinformation, says fact-check group in Senate probe</a></li></ul><div><strong>– TeleRadyo, May 7, 2022</strong></div>

Candidates cannot suggest that the only reason they would lose the elections is if they were cheated, Robredo’s spokesman said on Saturday.