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Regina Ongsiako Reyes vs. HRET

REGINA ONGSIAKO REYES, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 221103 | 2018-10-16

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

In this petition for certiorari filed before this Court, petitioner Regina Ongsiako Reyes challenges the constitutionality of several provisions of the 2015 Revised Rules of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET). In particular, petitioner questions (1) the rule which requires the presence of at least one Justice of the Supreme Court to constitute a quorum; (2) the rule on constitution of a quorum; and (3) the requisites to be considered a member of the House of Representatives.
 
The Antecedent Facts

Petitioner alleges that she has two pending quo warranto cases...