Tag: Senate Electoral Tribunal

Chief Justice Peralta designates chairs, members of Senate, House electoral tribunals

(Eagle News)–Newly appointed Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta has announced  the justices who will comprise the House of Representatives and Senate electoral tribunals. In special order number 2725, to sit as chair of the SET for the adjudication of cases was Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe. The tribunal’s regular members are Justices Alfredo Caguioa and Alexander Gesmundo. To serve as chair of HRET on the other hand is Justice Marvic Leonen. The members of tribunal are Justices Andres […]

De Lima asks SET to make public results of recount in connection with Tolentino’s poll protest

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to make public the results of the recount in selected precincts in connection with the poll protest filed against her by former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino. In filing an Urgent Motion to Release the Results of Revision and Appreciation of Ballots in the 25 percent Pilot Protested Precincts on Feb. 4, De Lima, who landed 12th in the senatorial […]

Senate Electoral Tribunal acts on poll protest of ex-MMDA Chair Tolentino vs De Lima; orders vote recount

(Eagle News) — The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) has decided to take action on the electoral protest case filed by former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino against Senator Leila de Lima, as it ordered a recount of the votes he got in contested precincts in the 2016 senatorial elections. The SET ordered the recount of the votes he got during the May 2016 elections, as contained in the 635 ballot boxes that […]

Senate Electoral Tribunal votes in favor of Poe

QUEZON City, Philippines (December 3) – Just last month, the Senate Electoral Tribunal decided on the political fate of Senator Grace Poe. Convening at the Manila Polo Club in Makati, the SET decided in favor of Poe with a vote of 5-4. Said tribunal is composed of three Supreme Court Justices and six senators. Senator Grace Poe is one of those at the forefront for claiming the presidency in 2016. Said disqualification case was filed […]

Sa botong 5-4, SET ibinasura ang disqualification case vs Poe

  By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — Sa botong 5-4, ibinasura ng Senate Electoral Tribunal ang petisyong isinampa ni Rizalito David na idiskwalipika sa pagka-senador si senadora Grace Poe. Mayorya ng mga bumoto sa pagbasura ng nasabing petisyon ay mga kasamahan mismo ni Poe sa senado na sina senators Pia Cayetano, Loren Legarda, Cynthia Villar, Bam Aquino, at Vicente Sotto III. Habang tatlong mahistrado ng Korte Suprema na kinabibilangan nina Senior […]

Disqualification case ni Senador Grace Poe dedesisyunan na ng SET ngayong araw

Dedesisyunan na ngayong araw ng mga miyembro ng Senate Electoral Tribunal o SET ang disqualification case laban kay Presidential Candidate Senator Grace Poe. Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Poe na tao lang naman siya kaya kinakabahan at nalulungkot, pero may lakas naman daw siya ng loob na harapin anuman ang maging desisyon ng SET. Kung hindi man aniya siya manalo sa kaso sa SET, iaapela niya ito sa Korte Suprema. Iginiit ni Poe na hindi siya […]