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Albano vs. COMELEC [DECISION]

GLENN QUINTOS ALBANO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT. [UDK No. 17230] CATALINA G. LEONEN-PIZARRO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 257610 | 2023-01-24

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
Consistent with the intent of the Constitution, Congress is empowered to craft legislation providing for the mechanics of the party-list system, and with it, the qualifications of those selected by the party-lists as its respective nominees. However, when such legislation proves to be an affront to the equal protection clause, it must nevertheless be struck down and declared unconstitutional.

Before this Court are two consolidated Petitions for Certiorari and Prohibition[1] assailing Section 8 of Republic Act No. 7941[2] (R.A. No. 7941) and Sections 5(d) and 10 of Commission on...