Practice question
A councilor elected for three consecutive terms was preventively suspended during the third but retained title and later resumed duties. He seeks a fourth consecutive term solely because of the suspension. Which is best?
- The suspension automatically supplies a fresh three-term allowance
- Any temporary absence erases all prior terms
- The fourth candidacy is valid solely because salary stopped
- Aldovino rejects that claimed interruption
- The period becomes an entirely new office
Legal references
- Aldovino v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 184836, December 23, 2009, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/dec2009/gr_184836_2009.html; main decision on retained title and interruption.
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article X Section 8.
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