THE Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed to the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) the election protest filed by Wigberto Tañada Jr., brother of former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada, against congressman Angelina Tan of Quezon’s Fourth District.

In an en banc decision, the high court, voting 11-0, left to the HRET the discretion to decide the case filed by Tañada Jr. questioning a Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision holding that one Alvin John Tañada was not a nuisance candidate.

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