Practice question
A COMELEC slate consists of seven college graduates who satisfy the other individual qualifications. Only three, including the proposed Chairperson, are Bar members with at least ten years of law practice. Does it meet the Commission's professional-composition requirement?
- Yes, because the Chairperson alone must be a lawyer.
- No; a majority of the seven, including the Chairperson, must meet that Bar-membership and practice requirement.
- Yes, because three is a majority of seven.
- No; all seven must be lawyers.
- Yes, because a college degree substitutes for every legal qualification.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX C Section 1(1): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.