FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO, PETITIONER, VS. SENATE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 248005
- Promulgated: 2021-05-11
Keywords
Rule 65 Rules of Court, Rule 64 Rules of Court, Section 17 Article VI 1987 Constitution, Section 2(2) Article XII-C 1973 Constitution, Rule 9 2020 Rules of Senate Electoral Tribunal, Rule 10 2020 Rules of Senate Electoral Tribunal, Section 12 Republic Act No. 8436, Republic Act No. 9369, Section 4(2) Presidential Decree No. 1445, sole judge of all contests, grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction, public purpose test, doctrine of just compensation, election protest, jurisdiction of electoral tribunals, automated election system contracts, retention costs of election equipment, validity of government contracts, certiorari, election, returns, and qualifications