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Practice question: Petition to Deny Due Course or Cancel Certificate of Candidacy

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

In a residence-based Section78 case, explain the three elements of a new domicile of choice and why bodily presence alone does not establish all of them.

Legal references

  • Mangudadatu v. COMELEC, GR260219 and260231, April 22, 2025, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69908 Domicile, cancellation and local succession holdings within the June 30, 2026 cutoff.

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