Marcos, Robredo supporters trade barbs ahead of poll protest deliberation

MANILA — Around 100 supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo and former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., exchanged insults in front of the Supreme Court early Tuesday, hours ahead of its deliberation on a protest questioning the results of the 2016 race for the country's second highest elective post.

WATCH: Robredo supporters chant "Marcos Magnanakaw!" in front of Supreme Court this morning | via @JervisManahan pic.twitter.com/vLfAqUADG5Clad in red, Marcos' supporters chanted "Leni mandaraya " along Taft Avenue, while Robredo's supporters shouted: "Marcos magnanakaw " just a few meters away. Anti-Marcos camp says instead of recounting votes, the Supreme Court should recount Marcos' stolen money instead. | via @JervisManahan pic.twitter.com/GC91ntnwXMRobredo's supporters also waved banners with the slogans "Isoli mo ninakaw nyo " and "BBM move on", while the Marcos camp carried posters with the hashtag "#BBM the Real VP". LOOK: Protests continue in Padre Faura ahead of the anticipated release of SC decision on VP poll protest.

Marcos, whose family is accused of plundering billions from public coffers, claimed "massive cheating" led to his 2016 defeat against Robredo by some 260,000 votes, on of the the narrowest margins in recent history. The High Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal , earlier finished a recount of votes in 3 pilot provinces chosen by Marcos, namely Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental.This claim is "speculative", the PET earlier said. The body, however, has not released a copy of the report on the initial recount.

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