Practice question
A lawmaker cites Albano’s recognition that Congress may prescribe party-list nominee qualifications and argues that this makes every qualification immune from equal-protection review. The law then excludes a category with no substantial distinction or rational link to the stated purpose. Which analysis best follows the main decision?
- Power to legislate eliminates every constitutional limit
- Only COMELEC may create constitutional exceptions
- Legislative authority and validity of the particular classification are separate; the power does not immunize an arbitrary restriction
- Any qualification is invalid regardless of its content
- A sponsor’s confidence replaces the classification test
Legal references
- Albano v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 257610 and UDK No. 17230, January 24, 2023, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jan2023/gr_257610_2023.html
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