The 5-4 vote by the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) is not the resounding victory that many supporters of Grace Poe had hoped for. In fact, the close vote means that Poe might have an even harder time when the issue of her citizenship is finally brought up to the Supreme Court (SC).

Complainant Rizalito David has promised to appeal the decision before the High Court will accept David’s appeal remains to be seen, especially if the SET senator-members invoke Article VI, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that the tribunal “shall be the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns, and qualifications” of its members.

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