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A photo of Archangel Lucifer, one of the 130 hopefules vying for Philippine President in 2016 Elections taken from www.scmp.com For information, there are 130 hopefuls filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for Philippine President in the May 2016 Elections.  It is considered as one of the 'record-breaker' according to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The COMELEC has the ministerial duty to accept the COC of any person vying for any position.  It has no power, based on its own judgment, to say that a certain candidate is not qualified to file a COC of a certain position.  Its act is purely ministerial and not discretionary one.  The Supreme Court of the Philippines has clearly demarcated the difference between discretionary and ministerial act in Mallari versus Banco Filipino Savings & Mortgage Bank, G.R. No. 157660, August 29, 2008.  Thus: "The distinction between a ministerial and discretionary act is well delineated. A pu...

Grabbed at mywealthdesire.com As early as this week, the Philippine boxing hero and Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquaio manifested his interest to seek for a seat in the Philippine Senate comes May 2016 elections. His fans were so excited of his decisions and hoping that he will eventually win as one of the twelve senators. But quite of number of his followers were also questioning his qualifications. It is of no secret that as the incumbent Representative of the lone district of Sarangani, he has attended so far 4 session days.  Although, Manny has promised that he will never repeat his performance in the House of Representative once he will win in the Senate. Taken at www.examiner.com What are the qualifications of a Senator? Is Manny qualified? Section 3 of Article VI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides the qualifications of a Senator.  Thus: "No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, and, on the d...

COMELEC or Commissions on Elections will start it registration of voters for 2016 elections as early as  May 6, 2014. Said early start of registration should be taken advantage of by the first-time voters and previously voters will have their biometrics taken for a speedier process, the COMELEC says. One may not have to take the entire day off from work.  In fact, if one registers in the first few months, in a matter of 10 minutes, it is already done. If work is really a hindrance for some, they would not be worrying it anymore.  Comelec will also have their offices open on Sundays to accommodate more registrants.  Offices will be open from 8 am to 5 pm and will be closed only on either Friday or Saturday. Who may register? 1.  A Filipino citizen 2.  Not otherwise disqualified by law 3.  A resident of the Philippines for at least 1 year. 4.  Must have resided in the place, city or the municipality where he intends ...