Practice question
A presidential aspirant is natural-born, registered and literate and meets the age requirement, but has resided in the Philippines for only six years immediately before the election. The facts establish that no additional Philippine residence can be counted. The aspirant argues meeting four qualifications makes the remainder optional. Which is best?
- The constitutional ten-year residence requirement remains necessary and is not met
- Four qualifications always waive the fifth
- Party nomination replaces residence
- A campaign office alone supplies ten years
- The candidate may choose the residence period
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article V, Section 1; Article VI, Sections 3 and 6; Article VII, Section 2: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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