[PET Case No. 003. June 21, 2005]
LEGARDA vs. DE CASTRO
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL
Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Tribunal dated JUN 21 2005.
PET Case No. 003 (Loren B. Legarda vs. Noli L. de Castro.)
The Tribunal Resolved to NOTE the Letter dated 30 May 2005 filed by Executive Director Pio Jose S. Joson, COMELEC, in compliance with the Letter dated 14 April 2005 of Atty. Luzviminda D. Puno, Acting Clerk of the Tribunal, informing the Tribunal that one thousand four hundred fifty-four (1,454) ballot boxes are involved in the precincts of the province of Surigao del Sur which the protestant has identified to the Tribunal as best exemplifying the irregularities in connection with the 10 May 2004 National and Local Elections.
Accordingly, without prejudice to its recomputation, the number of ballot boxes involved in the precincts of the provinces which the protestant has identified to the Tribunal as best exemplifying the irregularities in connection with the said elections are as follows:
Lanao del Sur - 1,568
Lanao del Norte - 2,317
Surigao del Sur - 1,454
Cebu City - 10,127
Pampanga - 5,458
Maguindanao - 1,755
Total - 22,679 ballot boxes
Involved in
the precincts
x P500.00*
P11,339,500.00
Ynares Santiago, J., no part.
Very truly yours,
LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO
Acting Clerk of the Tribunal
(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA
Asst. Clerk of Court
* Cash deposit required for each precinct involved in the protest per Rule 30 of the Rules of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal.