Practice question
Explain why PDL status alone neither proves electoral disqualification nor guarantees qualification.
Legal references
- COMELEC Resolution No. 9371, Rules on PDL Registration and Voting: https://www.comelec.gov.ph/index.html?r=2016NLE%2FDetaineeVoting%2Fres9371
- Aguinaldo v. New Bilibid Prison, G.R. No. 221201, March 29, 2022, main resolution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/18/68250
- Republic Act No. 8189, Sections 9 and 11: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1996/ra_8189_1996.html
- 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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