LET us state the matter clearly and plainly: the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET), which is now hearing the disqualification case against Sen. Grace Poe Llamanzares, is the sole judge of the issue. There is no other arbiter under our constitutional system.
Ironically and strangely, it was Senate President Franklin Drilon, who stirred confusion and controversy when he propounded the totally mistaken opinion that it is the Supreme Court, and not the Senate tribunal, which is the ultimate judge of a senator’s qualifications, or specifically the qualifications of Senator Poe to continue to sit in the Senate.
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