Section 1
SECTION 1. There shall be an independent Presidential Electoral Tribunal, hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal, to be composed of nine members which shall be the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns and qualifications of the President and the Vice-President of the Philippines. It shall be composed of nine members, three of whom shall 'be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and two other justices to be designated by the Chief Justice, and the remaining six shall be chosen as follows: three to be nominated by the majority party from among its Members in the Batasang Pambansa, and three to be nominated by the minority party from among its Members. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be its Chairman. Any vacancy in the Tribunal shall be filed by nomination by the Chief Justice, the majority party or the minority party in the Batasang Pambansa, as the case may. be.