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BP 697 Section 59

Election contests for Batasang Pambansa.

Section 59

SEC. 59. Election contests for Batasang Pambansa. —A sworn petition contesting the election, selection or appointment of any Member of the Batasang Pambansa shall be filed with the Commission by any candidate who has duly filed a valid and subsisting certificate of candidacy for the same office, or in case of sectoral representatives, by any other aspirant for nomination to the office, within ten days after the proclamation of the results of the election or the issuance of the appointment, as the case may be.

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CitationBP 697 Section 59 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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