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Practice question: Material Misrepresentation

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

State the elements that Comafay identifies for a Section 78 petition and explain why proof of ineligibility does not always, by itself, complete a material-misrepresentation case.

Legal references

  • Comafay v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 279413, January 14, 2026, main decision, materiality, falsity and deceit: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70290
  • BP 881, Sections 74 and 78: https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html

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