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The new Decision upheld sec. 4(a) of Resolution 8678, sec. 13 of R.A. 9369 and sec. 66 of the Omnibus Election Code. Nine other justices adopted Justice Puno’s view that these provisions satisfy the requisites of the equal protection test, especially the second requirement that it must be germane to the purposes of the law.
Section 69 of the Omnibus Election Code states that a nuisance candidate is someone who has filed a certificate of candidacy with the intention of: [1] putting the election process in mockery or disrepute; causing confusion among voters by the similarity of their name to other registered candidates
As for Section 12 of the Omnibus Election Code, which provides that a person shall be disqualified to run for public office if they are "sentenced to a penalty of more than eighteen months or for a crime involving moral turpitude", the commission pointed out that, by the final judgment of the Court of Appeals on the case, Marcos was never ...
The Omnibus Election Code bans persons or organizations who hold contracts with the government from contributing to candidates' election campaigns. In addition, under Comelec Resolution No. 10772 and the Corporation Code of the Philippines, corporations are allowed to make campaign donations of up to 5% of its taxable income. [15]
Between now and November 2017, there will be special elections for 19 more state legislature seats, four U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat. Some Democratic candidates in U.S. House races are generating excitement, including the Bernie Sanders-backing banjo player Rob Quist in Montana and 30-year-old documentary filmmaker Jon Ossoff in ...
Josue N. Bellosillo (born November 13, 1933) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.He was sworn in as a member of the Supreme Court by President Corazon Aquino on March 3, 1992, and served until his retirement on November 13, 2003.
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Iowa consumer law expert says lawsuit without precedent. Bill Brauch, a retired attorney who served as director of the Iowa attorney general's consumer protection division from 1995 to 2015, said ...