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Jan 18, 2008 election-law presidential-electoral-tribunal election-protest abandonment legarda de-castro

Abandonment in Election Protests: Legarda v. De Castro and the Effect of Subsequent Candidacy

PET dismisses Legarda's VP protest against De Castro on abandonment and evidentiary grounds, clarifying election protest rules.

Mar 14, 2007 election-law pre-proclamation controversy comelec election protest proclamation

Challenging Election Results: Pre-Proclamation Controversies and Void Proclamations

Learn when a pre-proclamation controversy can be filed after proclamation, and why a void proclamation is no proclamation at all.

Jan 31, 2006 election law canvass proclamation comelec election protest dagdag-bawas

Correcting Election Errors When Canvassers Reconvene After Proclamation

When can a board of canvassers reconvene to fix tally errors after a winner is proclaimed? The Supreme Court explains.

Jul 18, 2003 election-law comelec pre-proclamation jurisprudence philippines

Navigating COMELEC's Authority: Division vs. En Banc in Pre-Proclamation Disputes

Learn how the Supreme Court ruled on COMELEC's division vs. en banc authority in pre-proclamation cases, citing Milla v. Balmores-Laxa.