List of cases filed with the Supreme Court’s Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET)
PET Case No. 001: for President
Miriam Defensor-Santiago vs. Fidel Valdez Ramos
On February 13, 1996, the case was dismissed because the protestant [Defensor-Santiago] was subsequently elected and began assuming her duties as Senator of the Philippines in June 1995. Hence, the protest became moot & academic.
PET Case No. 002: for President
Ronald Allan Poe vs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
On March 29, 2005, the case was dismissed because no real party-in-interest intervened and/or substituted Allan Poe [AKA Fernando Poe, Jr] when he passed away in December 2004.
PET Case No. 003: for Vice-President
Loren B. Legarda vs. Noli L. De Castro
On January 18, 2008, the case was dismissed because the protestant [Legarda] was subsequently elected and began assuming her duties as Senator of the Philippines in June 2007. Hence, the protest became moot & academic.
PET Case No. 004: for Vice-President
Mar Roxas vs. Jejomar Binay
On August 16, 2016, the case was dismissed because of the results of the recently concluded May 2016 elections. Hence, the protest became moot & academic. The PET also stated that “neither party expressed their interest to pursue the case despite being directed to do so.”
PET Case No. 005: for Vice-President
Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr vs.
Maria Leonor “Leni Daang Matuwid” G. Robredo
Marcos filed his election protest with the PET on June 29, 2016.