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2009-07-21 |
CORONA, J. |
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| When jurisdiction is conferred by law on a court or tribunal, that court or tribunal, unless otherwise provided by law, is deemed to have the authority to employ all writs, processes and other means to make its power effective.[54] Where a general power is conferred or duty enjoined, every particular power necessary for the exercise of one or the performance of the other is also conferred.[55] Since the HRET possessed the authority to motu propio continue a revision of ballots, it also had the wherewithal to carry it out. It thus ordered the disbursement of its own funds for the revision of the ballots in the remaining counter-protested precincts. We hark back to Rule 7 of the HRET Rules which provides that the HRET has exclusive control, direction and supervision of its functions. The HRET's order was but one aspect of its power. | |||||