House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal
| House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Location | Quezon City |
| Composition method |
Designation of the Chief Justice Nomination by the House of Representatives |
| No. of positions | 9 |
| Website | Official website |
The House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) is an electoral tribunal that decides election protests in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It consists of 6 representatives and 3 justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, who are designated by the Chief Justice. The equivalent tribunals for elections to the upper house is the Senate Electoral Tribunal and for president is the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. The tribunal is located at SET-HRET Building, Commission on Audit Compound, Quezon City.
Members of the Tribunal receive a monthly allowance of 100,000 Philippine pesos on top of their regular salary.[1]
Current members
The chairman is always the most senior associate justice of the Supreme Court.
| Members | Party | District | Term | Membership | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbitero Velasco | Nonpartisan | N/A | Supreme Court associate justice (Chairman) | ||
| Diosdado Peralta | Nonpartisan | N/A | Supreme Court associate justice | ||
| Mariano C. del Castillo | Nonpartisan | N/A | Supreme Court associate justice | ||
| Jorge Almonte | PDP-Laban | Misamis Occidental–1st | August 8, 2016–present | Representative from the majority | |
| Rodel Batocabe | Ako Bicol | Party-list | August 8, 2016–present | Representative from the majority | |
| Abigail Faye C. Ferriol-Pascual | Kalinga | Party-list | August 15, 2016–present | Representative from the minority | |
| Jun Chipeco, Jr. | Liberal | Laguna–2nd | September 13, 2016–present | Representative from the majority | |
| Jose Carlos Cari | Liberal | Leyte–5th | September 28, 2016–present | Representative from the majority | |
| Abdullah Dimaporo | PDP-Laban | Lanao del Norte–1st | December 14, 2014–present | Representative from the majority | |
Successful protests
- 1998 election:
- Amelita Villarosa (Occidental Mindoro): disqualified in 2000, replaced by Ricardo Quintos.[2]
- 2001 election:
- 2004 election:
- Anuar Abubakar (Tawi-Tawi): disqualified in 2006, replaced by Nur Jaafar
- 2007 election:
- Danilo Fernandez (Laguna-1st): disqualified in 2009, reversed by the Supreme Court in 2010.[5][6]
- Alvin Sandoval (Malabon/Navotas): disqualified in 2009, replaced by Josephine Lacson-Noel
- Henry Dueňas (Taguig-2nd): disqualified in 2010, replaced by Angelito Reyes[7]
- 2013 election:
References
- ↑ Diaz, Jess (August 8, 2014). "Reduction in Senate electoral tribunal’s funding sought". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "MA. AMELITA C. VILLAROSA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND RICARDO V. QUINTOS, RESPONDENTS.". Senate Electoral Tribunal. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "Jimenez disqualified as congressman". Gulf News. 2003-03-07. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "MJ appeals disqualification from House seat". Philstar News. 2003-03-19. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "Laguna solon loses HRET appeal". ABS-CBN News. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "G. R. No. 187478". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "G. R. No. 185401". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "G. R. No. 222236" (PDF). Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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