Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s request for deployment of three hearing officers for his poll protest against Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo is “improper,” a lawyer said on Tuesday.

Romulo Macalintal made the statement in connection with Marcos’ motion asking the Supreme Court (SC) to designate three hearing officers consistent with the “summary nature and preferential status of election protest cases.”

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