Practice question
An organization is established and operated for religious purposes and is in substance a religious association. It seeks party-list registration merely by renaming itself a civic coalition, while retaining the same religious purpose. It argues that the new label removes every statutory obstacle. Which assessment best applies RA 7941?
- A new label necessarily changes the organization's legal purpose.
- Every association whose members have a faith is automatically barred.
- COMELEC may replace all evidence with assumptions about religion.
- The established religious purpose remains relevant to the statutory bar; the label alone does not cure it.
- The organization may decide which parts of section 6 apply.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 7941, sections 5–6, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7941_1995.html
- COMELEC Resolution No. 11204, March 11, 2026, sections 2, 15 and cancellation provisions, https://www.comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2028NLE/Resolutions/res11204/com_res_11204.pdf
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