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'its j -- | -l officiats of the Benate, House,
\ npa-7u Court of Appeals, Senate Electoral
Tribunal and House of Representa-
Fves Electoral Tribunal are arnong the
highest paid bur,eaucrats in the anirual
rcpoirt of the Commission on Audit on
total compensatiory which includes
p aflowances and other emoluments.
Also among the highest paid are
senators, congressmen and Supreme
Court (SC) justices sitting in the
two tribunals which handle-election
protests against lawmakerg and SC
members themselves who comprisb
tfie Presidential Electoral Triburial.