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Practice question: Requisites for Valid Classification

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which formulation correctly states the equal-application requisite for classification?
  1. Only politically favored members of the class must comply
  2. Each official may select which otherwise identical members are covered
  3. The law must benefit only the first person to qualify
  4. Future identical conditions must always be ignored
  5. The law must apply equally to all members of the same class under the relevant conditions

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 1, equal protection: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
  • Albano v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 257610 and UDK No. 17230, January 24, 2023, main decision, requisites of reasonable classification: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jan2023/gr_257610_2023.html

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