House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal

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 six representatives and three 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.

House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal
Established1987
LocationQuezon City
Composition methodDesignation of the Chief Justice (3 members)
Nomination by the House of Representatives (6 members)
Authorized byConstitution of the Philippines
Appeals toSupreme Court of the Philippines
Number of positions9
WebsiteOfficial website
Chairman
CurrentlyMarvic Leonen

Members of the Tribunal receive a monthly allowance of 100,000 Philippine pesos on top of their regular salaries.[1]

In August 2020, the tribunal abandoned its old building in Quezon City when the city's Department of Building Official condemned it.[2]

Current members

The chairman is always the most senior associate justice of the Supreme Court.

18th Congress (June 30, 2019–present)[3]
MembersPartyDistrictMembership
Marvic Leonen Nonpartisan N/ASupreme Court associate justice (Chairman)
Alexander Gesmundo Nonpartisan N/ASupreme Court associate justice
Rosmari Carandang Nonpartisan N/ASupreme Court associate justice
Dale Malapitan PDP–Laban Caloocan–1st Representative from the majority
Vincent Garcia HNP Davao City–2nd Representative from the majority
Alfredo Garbin, Jr. Ako Bicol Party-list Representative from the majority
Lawrence Lemuel Fortun Nacionalista Agusan del Norte–1st Representative from the minority
Resurrecion Acop NUP Antipolo–2nd Representative from the majority
Abdullah Dimaporo NPC Lanao del Norte–2nd Representative from the majority

Successful protests
  • 1998 election:
    • Amelita Villarosa (Occidental Mindoro): disqualified in 2000, replaced by Ricardo Quintos.[4]
  • 2001 election:
    • Henry Lanot (Pasig): disqualified in 2004, replaced by Noel Cariño
    • Mark Jimenez (Manila): disqualified in 2003, not replaced[5][6]
  • 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.[7][8]
    • Alvin Sandoval (Malabon/Navotas): disqualified in 2009, replaced by Josephine Lacson-Noel
    • Henry Dueñas (Taguig-2nd): disqualified in 2010, replaced by Angelito Reyes[9]
  • 2013 election:
    • Harlin Abayon (Northern Samar): replaced by Raul Daza, reversed by the Supreme Court in 2016.[10]
    • Philip Pichay (Surigao del Sur-1st): ousted in 2016, replaced by Mary Elizabeth Delgado-Ty
    • Regina Reyes Mandanas (Marinduque): disqualified in 2016, replaced by Lord Allan Jay Velasco
  • 2016
    • None
  • 2019
    • There are 34 cases pending at the start of the 18th Congress.

References
  1. Diaz, Jess (August 8, 2014). "Reduction in Senate electoral tribunal's funding sought". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. "Building housing HRET offices declared 'dangerous and ruinous'". Manila Bulletin. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  3. "House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal". hret.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. "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.
  5. "Jimenez disqualified as congressman". Gulf News. 2003-03-07. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. "MJ appeals disqualification from House seat". Philstar News. 2003-03-19. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  7. "Laguna solon loses HRET appeal". ABS-CBN News. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  8. "G. R. No. 187478". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  9. "G. R. No. 185401". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  10. "G. R. No. 222236" (PDF). Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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