Pimentel Vs. Zubiri Electoral Protest
Pimentel vs. Zubiri (SET Case No. 001-07) was the election protest of Aquilino Pimentel III after the proclamation of Juan Miguel Zubiri as senator after the 2007 Philippine Senate election. The Philippine Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on June 19, 2008 resolved to proceed with the election protest of Pimentel against Senator Zubiri: "Indeed, there is reasonable ground to believe that the final outcome of the case could affect the officially proclaimed results of the 12th senatorial position in the 2007 Senate election, hence, the election protest case deserves further proceedings by the tribunal."
On August 3, 2011, Zubiri resigned his Senate seat weeks after former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan and Maguindanao provincial election supervisor revealed the alleged irregularities in the 2007 election at the province.
On August 11, 2011, little more than a week after Zubiri's resignation, the SET proclaimed Pimentel as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 elections. The SET decision was based on the evidence presented by Pimentel in his protest showing many ballots were spurious.
Read more about Pimentel Vs. Zubiri Electoral Protest: Background, Zubiri's Proclamation, Electoral Protest, Revelations of Bedol and Ampatuan, Results, Members of The Senate Electoral Tribunal, See Also
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