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Feb 16, 2021 election law presidential electoral tribunal election protest suffrage 2016 elections supreme court

Suffrage Safeguards: Upholding Election Integrity Through Specificity and Evidence in Electoral Protests

The PET dismissed Marcos Jr.'s 2016 VP election protest, affirming Robredo's victory and underscoring the strict rules on specificity and evidence in election contests.

Apr 2, 2007 election-law comelec electoral-tribunal jurisdiction failure-of-elections armm

Electoral Tribunals Exclusive Jurisdiction Challenging Congressional Elections After Proclamation

The Supreme Court clarifies the boundary between COMELEC's jurisdiction over election annulment and the exclusive authority of electoral tribunals over election contests.

Dec 10, 2003 election-law comelec failure-of-elections election-protest jurisprudence philippine-elections

Failure of Elections vs Election Protests: Defining COMELEC's Jurisdiction After Proclamation

The Supreme Court clarifies when a failure of election petition is proper and when the remedy should be an election protest after proclamation.

Jul 30, 2000 election law failure of election election protest comelec omnibus election code

Failure of Election Petitions in the Philippines: What the Law Requires

Failure of election is a narrow remedy under Philippine law. Learn the grounds, the limits, and how Banaga v. COMELEC clarifies the rules.

Mar 3, 1999 election law pre-proclamation controversy failure of elections comelec election protest

Lost Your Election Protest? Understanding Pre-Proclamation Controversies in the Philippines

A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when election protests must be filed, and why pre-proclamation cases end after proclamation.