The 2011 Rules of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL
Electoral Tribunal Building
Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City

THE 2011 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL

The House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal hereby adopts and promulgates the following Rules governing its proceedings as the sole judge of all contests relating to the elections, returns and qualifications of Member of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 17, Article VI of the Constitution.

TITLE AND CONSTRUCTION

RULE 1. Title. – These Rules shall be known and cited as the 2011 Rules of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal, or HRET Rules. The word Tribunal whenever used alone or without qualification in these Rules, shall refer to the House of Representative Electoral Tribunal.

RULE 2. Construction. – These Rules shall be liberally constructed in order to achieve a just, expeditious and inexpensive determination and disposition of every contest brought before the Tribunal.

2003 Revised Rules of the Senate Electoral Tribunal

REVISED RULES OF THE SENATE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL

The Senate Electoral Tribunal hereby adopts and promulgates the following rules governing its proceedings as the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns and qualifications of Members of the Senate, pursuant to Article VI, Section 17 of the Constitution.

TITLE AND CONSTRUCTION

Rule 1. Title and Construction.

These Rules shall be known and referred to as the "Revised Rules of the Senate Electoral Tribunal." They shall be liberally construed in order to achieve just, expeditious and inexpensive determination and disposition of every contest brought before the Tribunal. The word "Tribunal", whenever in these Rules used alone or without qualification, shall be deemed a reference to the Senate Electoral Tribunal, except when otherwise clearly required by the context of its usage.