Presidential Electoral Tribunal

The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) is an electoral tribunal that decides election protests involving the election of the President of the Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines.[2] It is composed of justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The equivalent tribunals for the Congress of the Philippines are House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and the Senate Electoral Tribunal.

Presidential Electoral Tribunal
EstablishedJune 21, 1957 (1957-06-21)
LocationManila
Coordinates14°34′46″N 120°59′3″E
Composition methodSame as composition of the Supreme Court
Authorized byConstitution of the Philippines
Judge term lengthno fixed term (retirement at the age 70)
Number of positions15
Annual budget₱144.92 million (2020)[1]
Websitesc.judiciary.gov.ph
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
CurrentlyDiosdado Peralta
SinceOctober 23, 2019

It was established under Republic Act No. 1793 on June 21, 1957 during the term of then President Carlos P. Garcia and re-constituted under Batas Pambansa Blg. 884 (National Law No. 884) on December 3, 1985 during the term of then President Ferdinand Marcos.[2]

Members of the Tribunal receive a monthly allowance of 100,000 Philippine pesos on top of their regular salary.[3]

Cases handled
gollark: April Fools' isn't until the 30th anyway.
gollark: If it was iterated prisoners' dilemma we would actually end up with interesting results.
gollark: It's basically the prisoners' dilemma, which I think results in the only rational option being to defect/blame the other in a single-run thing.
gollark: It's currently random, I think.
gollark: I mean, I know it's *not*, so I just picked the blame someone else option.

See also

References
  1. Aika Rey (8 January 2020). "Where will the money go?". Rappler. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. "Presidential Electoral Tribunal" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. Diaz, Jess (August 8, 2014). "Reduction in Senate electoral tribunal's funding sought". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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