Were Roxas’s and Robredo’s names highlighted on the ballots of OFW’s?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez has denied accusations that ballots used in the overseas absentee voting highlighted the names of Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II and vice presidential aspirant Rep. Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cwZoxuwqTFWPYzQ-m6ENuw3GCp3e_ROjwT-9PBLH2LKPsL8Ut38sZtlNHbJCVRysUQLrURsdnrctANSrlw7gXqBeCfXxwluYuSWFmNZsp4lURSiyAcCkPWbdVLj5K6YkVY8819nYDFD7/s1600/robredo-roxas-highlighted-ballot-ofw.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Roxas’s and Robredo’s names highlighted on the ballots of OFW’s?" border="0" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cwZoxuwqTFWPYzQ-m6ENuw3GCp3e_ROjwT-9PBLH2LKPsL8Ut38sZtlNHbJCVRysUQLrURsdnrctANSrlw7gXqBeCfXxwluYuSWFmNZsp4lURSiyAcCkPWbdVLj5K6YkVY8819nYDFD7/s640/robredo-roxas-highlighted-ballot-ofw.jpg" title="Roxas’s and Robredo’s names highlighted on the ballots of OFW’s?" width="560" /></a></div><br />On Saturday, April 9, Jimenez wrote on his Twitter account: "I don't know where that highlighted ballot came from. Not from @COMELEC, for sure. No proof of authenticity. Could be a digital fake.”<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">I don't know where that highlighted ballot came from. Not from <a href="https://twitter.com/COMELEC" rel="nofollow">@COMELEC</a>, for sure. No proof of authenticity. Could be a digital fake.</div>— James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href="https://twitter.com/jabjimenez/status/718752091901001728" rel="nofollow">April 9, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />He added: "This ridiculous highlighted ballot has got even smart guys wondering. Not because it makes sense, but because it pops up so often."<br /><br />Jimenez also posted a photo of the ballot in question that is making rounds on social media. According to him, it looks like a sample ballot. Sample ballots are used as campaign materials to guide voters. <br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">This has been circulated in one form or another since before today. Looks like a sample ballot to me. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiliPinas?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#PiliPinas</a> <a href="https://t.co/maMihhXr4v" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/maMihhXr4v</a></div>— James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href="https://twitter.com/jabjimenez/status/718750325612515328" rel="nofollow">April 9, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />In a viral Facebook post on Sunday, April 10, Atty Bruce Rivera of San Beda College alleged the Comelec of issuing such ballots. According to Rivera, several Duterte supporters reported inconsistencies in the overseas absentee voting process such as Duterte’s votes not being counted. The controversial post quickly made rounds in the internet amassing almost 10,000 shares as of press time.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://web.facebook.com/bruce.rivera/posts/10154141622429637" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://web.facebook.com/bruce.rivera/posts/10154141622429637">DEAR COMELEC,Please tell us why the ballots of the OFW higlights the name of the Roxas and Robredo. Madami na pong...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3208975531108139265#" rel="nofollow" role="button">Bruce V. Rivera</a> on <a href="https://web.facebook.com/bruce.rivera/posts/10154141622429637" rel="nofollow">Saturday, April 9, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />While many netizens expressed their rage over the reports of inconsistencies, several others disagreed and insisted that Rivera post proof of his allegations.<b> -Mini, The Summit Express</b><br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><div><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/04/look-guide-for-filipinos-voting-overseas.html" rel="nofollow">Guide for Filipinos voting overseas for Election 2016</a></div></div>

Were Roxas’s and Robredo’s names highlighted on the ballots of OFW’s?

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