Practice question
A twenty-year-old seeks a municipal sangguniang bayan seat. All citizenship, voter-registration, residence and literacy requirements are met, and no disqualification applies. The sole objection is failure to reach twenty-one by election day. What follows?
- The objection necessarily defeats the candidacy.
- The candidate must instead be thirty-five.
- Only municipal mayors can run below twenty-one.
- Age is never relevant to council candidates.
- The age objection fails because Section 39(d) sets eighteen for this council office.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7160, Sections 39-40: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
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