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Marquez vs. COMELEC [SEPARATE OPINION, LEONEN, J.]

NORMAN CORDERO MARQUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 244274 | 2019-09-03

SEPARATE  OPINION


LEONEN, J.:

I concur that the property test should not be the only ground to disqualify a candidate for public office or be the sole basis to declare him or her a nuisance candidate.
 
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Aside from enumerating the qualifications of candidates for public office, the Omnibus Election Code likewise specifies the circumstances that will render a person disqualified from running for public office. Sections 12 and 68 of the Omnibus Election Code state:
 
SECTION 12. Disqualifications. —  Any person who has been declared by competent authority insane or incompetent, or has been sentenced by final judgment...