Senate Electoral Tribunal
| Senate Electoral Tribunal | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quezon City |
| Composition method | Designation of the Chief Justice |
| Number of positions | 9 |
| Website | Official website |
The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) is an electoral tribunal that decides election protests in the Senate of the Philippines. It consists of 6 senators, and 3 justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, who are designated by the Chief Justice. The equivalent tribunals for elections to the lower house is the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and to president and vice presidents is Presidential Electoral Tribunal.
The SET 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]
Cases
Successful electoral protests:
- Romero vs. Sanidad electoral protest (1946)
- Rodriguez vs. Tan electoral protest (1947)
- Recto vs. de Vera electoral protest (1949)
- Pimentel vs. Zubiri electoral protest (2010)
Current members
The chairperson of the SET is always a Justice of the Supreme Court.
| Members | Position/Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Carpio | Supreme Court associate justice (Chairperson) | November 7, 2009–Present |
| Teresita Leonardo-de Castro | Supreme Court associate justice | June 14, 2011–Present |
| Arturo Brion | Supreme Court associate justice | June 18, 2011–December 29, 2016 |
| Nancy Binay | UNA | July 1, 2013–Present |
| Cynthia Villar | Nacionalista | July 1, 2013–Present |
| Richard Gordon | Independent | July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006; August 10, 2016–Present |
| Antonio Trillanes IV | Nacionalista | July 1, 2007-June 30, 2013; August 10, 2016–Present |
| Grace Poe | Independent | August 10, 2016–Present |
| Franklin M. Drilon | Liberal | July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998; August 10, 2016–Present |
Former senator members
| Member | Political party | Term of Senators | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loren Legarda
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NPC | July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001; July 1, 2014-August 10, 2016 | |
| Bam Aquino
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f0e68c;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Philippines)" | |
Liberal | July 1, 2013–August 10, 2016 | |
| Vicente C. Sotto III
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #4AA02C;" data-sort-value="Nationalist People's Coalition" | |
NPC | July 1, 2001-June 30, 2004; July 1, 2013-August 10, 2016 | |
| Pia Cayetano
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #98fb98;" data-sort-value="Nacionalista Party" | |
Nacionalista | July 1, 2007–June 30, 2016 | |
| Sonny Angara
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0000CD;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino" | |
LDP | July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014 | |
| Francis Pangilinan
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f0e68c;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Philippines)" | |
Liberal | July 1, 2001-June 30, 2004; July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013 | |
| Bong Revilla
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Lakas | July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007; July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013 | |
| Gregorio Honasan
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FE4D00;" data-sort-value="United Nationalist Alliance" | |
UNA | July 1, 2010–June 30, 2013 | |
| Manuel M. Lapid
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Lakas-CMD" | |
Lakas | July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013 | |
| Edgardo Angara
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0000CD;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino" | |
LDP | July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010 | |
| Francis Escudero
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010 | |
| Benigno S. Aquino III
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f0e68c;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Philippines)" | |
Liberal | July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010 | |
| Panfilo Lacson
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010 | |
| Manuel B. Villar, Jr.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #98fb98;" data-sort-value="Nacionalista Party" | |
Nacionalista | July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007 | |
| Luisa P. Ejercito Estrada
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffa500;" data-sort-value="Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino" | |
PMP | October 16, 2005-June 30, 2007 | |
| Jinggoy Estrada
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffa500;" data-sort-value="Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino" | |
PMP | July 1, 2004-October 15, 2005 | |
| Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f0e68c;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Philippines)" | |
Liberal | July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007 | |
| Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffd700;" data-sort-value="Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan" | |
PDP–Laban | July 1, 2001-June 30, 2007 | |
| Juan M. Flavier
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Lakas-CMD" | |
Lakas | July 1, 2001-June 30, 2007 | |
| Rodolfo G. Biazon
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f0e68c;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Philippines)" | |
Liberal | July 1, 2001-June 30, 2004 | |
| Ramon B. Revilla, Sr.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Lakas-NUCD-UMDP" | |
Lakas | July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001 | |
| John Henry R. Osmeña
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #4AA02C;" data-sort-value="Nationalist People's Coalition" | |
NPC | July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001 | |
| Robert S. Jaworski, Sr.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Lakas-NUCD-UMDP" | |
Lakas | July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001 | |
| Raul S. Roco
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9683EC;" data-sort-value="Aksyon Demokratiko" | |
Aksyon | July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998 | |
| Blas F. Ople
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffa500;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino" | |
LAMMP | July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998 | |
| Alberto G. Romulo
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0000CD;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino" | |
LDP | July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998 | |
| Miriam Defensor Santiago
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F08080;" data-sort-value="People's Reform Party" | |
PRP | July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998 | |
| Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Lakas-CMD" | |
Lakas | July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998 | |
| Francisco S. Tatad
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F08080;" data-sort-value="People's Reform Party" | |
PRP | July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995 | |
| Anna Dominique M.L. Coseteng
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0000CD;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino" | |
LDP | July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995 | |
| Leticia Ramos-Shahani
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Lakas-NUCD-UMDP" | |
Lakas | July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995 | |
| Freddie N. Webb
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0000CD;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino" | |
LDP | July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995 | |
| Juan Ponce Enrile
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffa500;" data-sort-value="Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino" | |
PMP | July 1, 1988-June 30, 1992 | |
| Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f0e68c;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Philippines)" | |
Liberal | July 1, 1987-June 30, 1995 | |
| Neptali A. Gonzales
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0000CD;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino" | |
LDP | July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992 | |
| Jose D. Lina, Jr.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0000CD;" data-sort-value="Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino" | |
LDP | July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992 | |
| Joseph E. Estrada
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffa500;" data-sort-value="Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino" | |
PMP | July 1, 1987-June 30, 1988 | |
| Mamintal A.J. Tamano
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #98fb98;" data-sort-value="Nacionalista Party" | |
Nacionalista | July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992 | |
| Victor San Andres Ziga
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #f0e68c;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Philippines)" | |
Liberal | July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992 | |
References
- ^ Diaz, Jess (August 8, 2014). "Reduction in Senate electoral tribunal's funding sought". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 October 2015.