Practice question
An initiative group invokes Republic Act No. 6735 and files sheets bearing sufficient signatures, but the signatories saw only a general slogan; the constitutional text was neither incorporated in nor attached to those sheets. The group argues that the statute and numerical support require COMELEC to submit the proposal to a plebiscite. Resolve the disclosed-text issue under Lambino without deciding the broader adequacy of Republic Act No. 6735 as enabling legislation.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XVII Section 2: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Republic Act No. 6735, Sections 5 and 7: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6735_1989.html
- Lambino v. COMELEC, G.R. Nos. 174153 and 174299, October 25, 2006, main decision, full text and no need to revisit Santiago: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/oct2006/gr_174153_2006.html
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