Practice question
Which is a requisite of a valid legislative classification under the equal protection guarantee?
- Every person must receive identical treatment regardless of relevant differences
- The classification must rest on substantial distinctions that make real differences
- The classification must favor whoever currently holds office
- The classification must exclude all future members
- The classification may disregard the purpose of the law
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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