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Correcting Election Errors: Safeguarding the Electorate's True Will
The Supreme Court upholds COMELEC's power to correct manifest errors in election documents to protect the true will of voters.
Rectifying Election Errors: COMELEC's Authority to Ensure Accurate Representation of Voters' Intent
When election documents are compromised, COMELEC can correct manifest errors even after proclamation. The Supreme Court explains why.
Correcting Election Returns: COMELEC Can Rectify Manifest Errors Even After Proclamation
Supreme Court affirms COMELEC power to correct manifest errors in election returns even after a candidate has been proclaimed and sworn in.
Manifest Error or Falsification: The Scope of Pre-Proclamation Controversies in Philippine Elections
The Supreme Court clarifies the limits of pre-proclamation controversies, distinguishing correctible manifest errors from election protests requiring evidence aliunde.
Correcting Manifest Errors After Proclamation: How the Supreme Court Safeguards the True Will of the Electorat
The Supreme Court upheld the COMELEC's power to correct manifest errors in the statement of votes even after a candidate had already been proclaimed.
PET Can Correct Manifest Errors in Election Returns and Certificates of Canvass
Explaining the PET's power to correct manifest errors in election returns and certificates of canvass in Legarda v. De Castro.
Correcting Election Returns: The Presidential Electoral Tribunal's Authority to Rectify Manifest Errors
The PET may correct manifest errors in election returns and certificates of canvass as part of its constitutional mandate to judge election contests.
Correcting Manifest Errors in Election Canvass: Dela Llana v. COMELEC
A clerical error in a statement of votes cost a candidate 37 votes. The Supreme Court ruled that COMELEC may correct manifest errors to reflect the true will of the electorate.
Upholding Electoral Integrity: COMELEC's Power to Correct Manifest Errors
The Supreme Court affirms COMELEC's authority to correct manifest errors in vote tabulation, prioritizing the people's will over technical objections.
Safeguarding the Electoral Will: Scrutinizing Mathematical Errors in Election Canvassing
The Supreme Court annulled a COMELEC order correcting alleged canvassing errors, emphasizing that only manifest errors apparent on the face of certificates may be corrected.
Correcting Manifest Errors in Election Returns: The Angelia Case
How COMELEC can correct obvious tallying errors in election returns even after proclamation, and why due process still matters.
Pre-Proclamation Disputes, Manifest Errors, and COMELEC Rule Suspensions in Philippine Elections
A guide to pre-proclamation disputes, manifest errors, and COMELEC's power to suspend rules, based on Trinidad v. COMELEC.