Senate Electoral Tribunal

Senate Electoral Tribunal
Country	Philippines
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.

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.

16th Congress (July 1, 2013–Present)

Members	Position		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–Present
Loren Legarda		NPC	July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001; July 1, 2014-Present
Bam Aquino		Liberal	July 1, 2013–Present
Nancy Binay		UNA	July 1, 2013–Present
Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista	July 1, 2007–Present
Vicente C. Sotto III		NPC	July 1, 2001-June 30, 2004; July 1, 2013-Present
Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista	July 1, 2013–Present

Former senator members

Congress (July 1, 1987–June 30, 2013)

Member	Political party		Term of Senators
Sonny Angara		LDP	July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014
Francis Pangilinan		Liberal	July 1, 2001-June 30, 2004; July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013
Bong Revilla		Lakas	July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007; July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013
Gregorio Honasan		UNA	July 1, 2010–June 30, 2013
Antonio Trillanes IV		Nacionalista	July 1, 2007-June 30, 2013
Manuel M. Lapid		Lakas	July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013
Edgardo Angara		LDP	July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010
Francis Escudero		Independent	July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010
Benigno S. Aquino III		Liberal	July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010
Panfilo Lacson		Independent	July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010
Richard Gordon		Bagumbayan-VNP	July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006
Manuel B. Villar, Jr.		Nacionalista	July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007
Luisa P. Ejercito Estrada		PMP	October 16, 2005-June 30, 2007
Jinggoy Estrada		PMP	July 1, 2004-October 15, 2005
Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr.		Liberal	July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007
Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.		PDP-Laban	July 1, 2001-June 30, 2007
Juan M. Flavier		Lakas	July 1, 2001-June 30, 2007
Rodolfo G. Biazon		Liberal	July 1, 2001-June 30, 2004
Ramon B. Revilla		Lakas	July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001
John Henry R. Osmeña		NPC	July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001
Robert S. Jaworski		Lakas	July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001
Franklin M. Drilon		Liberal	July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998
Raul S. Roco		Aksyon	July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998
Blas F. Ople		LAMMP	July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998
Alberto G. Romulo		LDP	July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998
Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP	July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo		Lakas	July 1, 1995-June 30, 1998
Francisco S. Tatad		PRP	July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995
Anna Dominique M.L. Coseteng		LDP	July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995
Leticia Ramos-Shahani		Lakas	July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995
Freddie N. Webb		LDP	July 1, 1992-June 30, 1995
Juan Ponce Enrile		PMP	July 1, 1988-June 30, 1992
Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr.		Liberal	July 1, 1987-June 30, 1995
Neptali A. Gonzales		LDP	July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992
Jose M. Lina, Jr.		LDP	July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992
Joseph E. Estrada		PMP	July 1, 1987-June 30, 1988
Mamintal A.J. Tamano		Nacionalista	July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992
Victor San Andres Ziga		Liberal	July 1, 1987-June 30, 1992

External links

• Official website