Practice question
A COC is timely filed for a municipal office. Its signer argues that the certificate need not identify party affiliation, civil status or occupation because these details never affect the receiving officer’s ministerial duty. Confine the question to Section 74’s required contents, without deciding any cancellation petition. Which answer is sound?
- Ministerial receipt deletes all content requirements.
- Only a signature is required.
- Section 74 lists those details as contents, distinct from the separate question of grounds for cancellation.
- Every omission automatically proves deceit material to eligibility.
- Every omitted detail automatically creates foreign citizenship.
Legal references
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, Sections 12 and 68-78: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html
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