Practice question
Three otherwise qualified candidates contest a Senate election. Pilar, a natural-born citizen, is thirty-five on election day, can read and write, is a registered voter, and has continuously resided in the Philippines for the immediately preceding two years. Her opponents say she also needs registration in a particular legislative district and a college degree. No term-limit problem exists. Which assessment is correct?
- She fails because every Senator must be a voter of one designated Senate district.
- She fails because a college degree is constitutionally mandatory.
- She fails because thirty-five must have been attained two years before election.
- The additional district and degree conditions are not constitutional senatorial qualifications; the stipulated facts satisfy Article VI, Section 3.
- She fails because all Senators must be lawyers.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VI, Sections 2–3.
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