Before the Courts Involving Electing Municipal and Barangay Officials
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PURSUANT to the provisions of Article VIII, Section 5(5) of the Constitution, and in order to achieve an expeditious, inexpensive and just determination of election cases before the courts, the Supreme Court hereby adopts and promulgates the following rules.
| RULE | TITLE |
|---|---|
| 1 | Coverage |
| 2 | Election Contests |
| 3 | Summons |
| 4 | Answer and Counter-Protest |
| 5 | Motions |
| 6 | Prohibited Pleadings |
| 7 | Filing Fees and Cash Deposits |
| 8 | Production and Custody of Ballot Boxes and Election Documents |
| 9 | Preliminary Conference |
| 10 | Revision of Ballots |
| 11 | Technical Examination |
| 12 | Photocopying of Ballots |
| 13 | Presentation of Evidence |
| 14 | Decision |
| 15 | Costs, Damages and Attorney's Fees |
| 16 | Transitory Provision |
| 17 | Final Provisions |
| ANNEXES | |
| PRF P1 | Prescribed Revision Form Page 1 |
| PRF P2 | Prescribed Revision Form Page 2 |
| PRF P3 | Prescribed Revision Form Page 3 |
| Annex A | Ballots for Protestant Objected by Protestant |
| Annex A-1 | Ballots for Protestant Objected by Protestee |
| Annex B | Ballots for Other Candidates Claimed by Protestant |
| Annex B -1 | Ballots for Other Candidates Claimed by Protestee |
| Annex C | Stray Ballots Claimed by Protestant |
| Annex C-1 | Stray Ballots Claimed by Protestee |
Updated: 08.24.2009