Macalintal refused to reveal his punches in his appeal but claimed that the PET resolution did not reflect the validity of Marcos’ claims of fraud in the May 2016 election. In their rejoinder, the verified answer and counter-protest filed by the camp of Robredo claimed that “the Tribunal has no jurisdiction over this case, considering that the Protest improperly questions the authenticity and due execution of the Certificates of Canvass , which should have been raised as an issue in a pre-proclamation case filed before Congress acting as the National Board of Canvassers”.