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forty years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines
for at least ten years immediately preceding such election.[8]
In the proposed charter released by the Consultative Committee to Review the
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1987 Constitution, those seeking the posts of President, Vice President,
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Senator, and members of the House of Representatives will need to have a
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college degree or its equivalent to be eligible for the post.[9]
The requirement also applies to members of Regional Assembly, legislative
body for each Federated region, as well as the chairperson and members of the
Federal Commission on Elections, and the chairperson and members of the
Federal Commission on Human Rights.[10]
Under Article VII, Section 3 of the proposed Federal Constitution, it states that
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before any individual could run as a Senator he should be a natural-born citizen
of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, at least thirty- ve (35) years
of age, holder of a college degree or its equivalent, a registered voter, and
domiciled in the Federated Region where he or she is to be elected for not less
than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.[11]
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The same Article provides that no person shall be a Member of the House of
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Representatives unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, at least
twenty- ve (25) years of age on the day of the election, and holder of a college
degree or its equivalent. Except for one elected through the proportional
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representation system, he must be a registered voter and domiciled in the
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district where he is to be elected for a period of not less than one (1) year
immediately preceding the day of the election.[12]
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For Presidential and Vice-Presidential positions the proposed Federal
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Constitution, under Article VIII, requires that he/she must be a natural-born
citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, holder of a college degree or its
equivalent and on the day of the election, at least forty (40) years of age, and
domiciled in the Philippines for at least ten (10) years immediately preceding
such election.[13]
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
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Objectives of the Study
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The primary aim of this study is to provide a better understanding of the legal
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implications of requiring public of cials to attain a college degree before
running for public of ce.
More speci cally, the study seeks to attain the following objectives:
1. To determine the impacts of the proposed quali cation vis-a-vis other
provisions of the proposed Federal Draft Constitution.
a. Whether it violates equal protection and social justice;
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b. Whether the proposed requirement is anti-democratic; and
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c. Whether other basic fundamental rights may be violated.
2. To determine whether the proposed college education quali cation violates
current international law agreements.
sparked the interest of the community. The central thesis of this study is that
college degree quali cation does not violate any individual rights, nor it is anti-
democratic. Such a requirement only af rms the current educational
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attainments for those occupying higher positions.
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Signi cance of the Study
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Determining the effects of the proposed college degree as a quali cation for
public of ce is essential to shedding light on whether such proposed
requirement is violative of an individual's right to public of ce. Further, this will
also answer the embedded issue of leadership in our public of cials.
This study seeks the views and stands of different stakeholders; more
importantly, those in the legal profession and those who are not engaged in the
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legal profession. This study also aims to contribute to the academic and legal
literature concerning the scope of constitutional freedom – both their
justi cations and limitations – and that this inquiry will provide adequate
guidance for future studies to take this important and signi cant issues
further.
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More importantly, the outcome of this study will bene t the following
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stakeholders:
Legislators. Through the result of this study, legislators will be more pressed to
make proper deliberations in the enactment of laws that may affect the rights
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of individuals. More importantly, this study would raise awareness among the
legislators to review and look upon guaranteed rights that are not incorporated
in our constitution nor our domestic laws and to pass laws that would assure
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these omitted rights are protected.
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Local Public Of cials. The study will give the public of cials the inkling to enact
ordinances that is not violative to its constituents' rights, especially those
guaranteed rights under our domestic laws and international laws.
Filipino Citizens. Filipino citizens are in a way given the assurance that they
have existing rights that cannot be derogated and that the law and the
government protect these rights.
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Researchers. This study will serve as a point of reference for future researchers
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in the conduct of their studies. This study may aid the researchers to endeavor
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in a study concentrating on the comparison of the performance of college-
educated of cials and non-college-educated of cials under the Philippine
setting.
Scope and Limitations
This study con nes itself to examining the legal implications of the proposed
college degree quali cation as a requisite for public of ce and does not deal
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with the practical consequences of the said quali cation. The study focuses on
whether or not the additional requirement violates social justice and the right
to equal protection and whether such proposed criterion violates any
international agreements. However, the study does not deal with cases
involving nuisance candidates.
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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Research Design
The study utilized the descriptive qualitative analysis method to determine the
various legal implications and concept that covers the issue on the additional
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college educational quali cation for elective public of ce. In addressing the
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primary legal inquiry confronting this paper, the study utilized Textualism in
determining whether the Philippine law and International law guarantees the
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right to public of ce. Legal theory of Liberal Legalism was also utilized on how
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does the additional quali cation affect equal protection and social justice
provisions in the constitution. Lastly, Human Rights-Based Approach on how
the principle of human rights is ensured with the enactment of the new
quali cation.
This study applied a one-on-one interview kind of qualitative research. The
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researcher personally interviewed respondents who were chosen randomly. The
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researcher questioned the respondents who are in the legal and non-legal
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profession on various legal concepts and principles underpinning the college
degree quali cation inquiry of this paper. The researcher asked respondents
about whether or not the proposed educational quali cation is necessary and
should be added in the list of requirements for a public of cial before running
for public of ce. The nal portion of this paper concludes with a rights-based
analysis of the right to public of ce problem. The research ow of this study is
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discussed in the diagram below.
INPUT
PROCESS
OUTPUT
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Figure 1. Research Flow
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Based on the research ow diagram, the key objectives of the study involve the
determination of the legal implications of the proposed college degree as a
quali cation before an individual could run for public of ce. Also, how this
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additional quali cation could affect the current affairs of the government. The
researcher then analyzed the data gathered using a descriptive analysis
approach. From the analysis of the data collected, the legal implications of the
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quali cation for public of cials were generated as the output of this study.
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Research Informants
To further understand the legal implications of the proposed college degree as
a quali cation for public of ce, the researcher conducted interviews to provide
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the latter access to the experiences and perceptions of interviews concerning
the additional college degree quali cation issue. The critical informants of this
study included experts and professionals from the legal academe and those
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individuals who are not engaged in the legal profession.
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Research Instrument
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This study was conducted through a research interview method. The researcher
structured the interview in a relaxed manner to allow the researcher to make
follow-up questions and to steer the discussion through a series of issues that
are important and relevant in this study. The researcher conducted a personal
interview with the informants of the study as well as interview questions
through email.
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Research Procedures
Data Gathering
The researcher collected various resource materials and conducted interviews
for this study from November 2018 to May 2019. Throughout the date collection
period, the researcher gathered main types of information: (1) archival and
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literature searches on a college degree as a quali cation for public of ce; (2)
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relevant laws, treaties and jurisprudence; and (3) interviews with key
informants. The study also referred to books, law journals, and research
publications as sources for research.
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Primarily, the discourses used in this study included texts from the 1987
Constitution particularly the constitutional provisions on the quali cation of
the President, Vice – President, Senators and of the House of Representatives,
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as well as the Article of Bill of Rights and the proposed Draft Federal
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Constitution. The study also explored some signi cant jurisprudence in the
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country as well as foreign jurisprudence on the subject matter of the inquiry.
Data Analysis
Before the conduct of the interview, respondents were informed that their
participation in the research was completely voluntary and may decline
altogether or leave blank any questions they don't wish to answer. They were
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also told that their responses will remain con dential and anonymous and that
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no other than the researcher will know their answers to the questionnaire.
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The data that were analyzed in this research was obtained by the use of the
following concepts (1) necessity to impose the additional quali cation; (2)
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effects of the additional quali cation vis-à-vis Social Justice and Equal
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Protection; (3) rights that may be violated by the additional requirement; and (4)
balance between the right of individuals to public of ce vis-à-vis citizen's right
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to demand for quality public service. The answers to these concepts were used
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for further analysis to form the legal implications of the proposed additional
quali cation.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
The Constitutional Theory of Textualism, Liberal Legalism, and Human Rights-
Based Approach served as the framework for analyzing the effects of the
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college degree as a quali cation for public of ce.
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Textualism is a formalist theory in which the interpretation of the law is
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primarily based on the ordinary meaning of the legal text, where no
consideration is given to non-textual sources, such as intention of the law
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when passed, the problem it was intended to remedy, or signi cant questions
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regarding the justice or rectitude of the law.[14] Textualism looks into the
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ordinary meaning of the language of the text and at the ordinary sense of the
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text, not merely the possible range of meaning of each of its constituent words.
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In utilizing this theory, Textualism was used in determining whether or not the
right to public of ce is a guaranteed right in the 1987 Constitution, Draft
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how to respect those rights and make sure they can be held to account. It is
about ensuring that both the standards and the principles of human rights are
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integrated into policymaking as well as the day to day running of organizations.
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[18] Similarly, this approach is used to determine how the principle of human
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rights is ensured with the enactment of the new quali cation.
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whether the right to public of ce is protected. Likewise, it also used treaties
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and international laws in determining the source of such right. On the same
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layer, the proposed college degree quali cation is juxtaposed with the social
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justice and equal protection clauses of the draft Federal Constitution to
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determine how one affects the other.
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The second layer of analysis focuses on the application of the theories of
textualism, legal liberalism, and human rights-based approach. The second
layer aids in understanding the nature of the right of public of ce, the
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relationship between social justice and equal protection clauses in relation to
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the additional quali cation provision as well as how it affects human rights.
The nal layer of analysis looks into the legal implications that may arise if the
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proposed additional quali cation is implemented.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
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Anti-democratic. A person, place, or thing unfriendly or against the ideas and
actions of a democracy.
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Anti-poor. Opposing or working against the poor.
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Civil Right. A civil right is a right that can be invoked against any citizen.
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College Degree. A degree given to students of a higher learning institution
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signifying required credits has been obtained in speci c areas of study.
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Congress. The national legislature of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body
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consisting of the Senate (upper chamber), and the House of Representatives
(lower chamber).
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Election. How the people choose their of cials for a de nite and xed period
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and to whom they entrust for the time being the exercise of the powers of
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government.
Equal Protection. It requires states to guarantee the same rights and privileges
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and protection to all citizens.
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Federal Government. A federal system of government is one that divides the
powers of government between the national (federal) government and state
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and local governments. Under federalism, each level of government has
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sovereignty in some areas and shares powers in other areas.
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ICCPR. Known as International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a key
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international human rights treaty, providing a range of protections for civil and
political rights.
Legal Implications. The results or consequences of being involved in something
according to the law.
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OSCY. Known as Out-of-school children and youth, which refers to family
members 6 to 14 years old who are not attending formal school; and family
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members 15 to 24 years old who are currently out of school, not gainfully
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employed, and have not nished college or post-secondary course.
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Political Right. A political right is aright that can only be invoked against the
government.
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President. The person who has the highest political position in a country that is
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a republic and who, in some of these countries, is the leader of the government.
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Public Of ce. An of ce created by a constitution or legislative act, having a
de nite tenure and involving the power to carry out some governmental
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function.
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Public Service. It is a service which is provided by the government to people
living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by
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nancing the private provision of services.
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Quali cation. Capacity, knowledge, or skill that matches or suits an occasion,
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or makes someone eligible for a duty, of ce, position, privilege, or status.
Quali cation denotes tness for purpose through ful llment of necessary
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conditions such as attainment of a certain age, taking of an oath, completion of
required schooling or training, or acquisition of a degree or diploma.
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Social justice. Refers to "neither communism, nor despotism, nor atomism, nor
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anarchy," but the humanization of laws and the equalization of social and
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economic forces by the State so that justice in its rational and objectively
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secular conception may at least be approximated .
Self-determination. The right to freely determine one's political status and
freely pursue economic, social, and cultural development.
UDHR. Known as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is a
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historical document which outlined the rights and freedoms everyone is
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entitled to.
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Vice-President. The person who has the position immediately below the
president in some countries, and who is responsible for the president's duties
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if he or she is unable to do them.
CHAPTER II
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
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The review of related literature includes studies and researches on the
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constitutional requirements before an individual could run for a public of ce,
the college degree inquiry on whether the educational quali cation is
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necessary. This chapter also presents the legal and philosophical theories
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utilized in the study.
Constitutional Quali cations
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Under the 1935 Constitution, individuals who wish to run for the senatorial post
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must be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, at the time of his
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election, is at least thirty- ve years old, a quali ed elector, and a resident of
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the Philippines for not less than two years immediately before his election.[19]
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On the other hand to be a House Representative he must be a natural-born
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citizen of the Philippines, and, at the time of his election, is at least twenty- ve
years of age, a quali ed elector, and a resident of the province in which he is
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chosen for not less than one year immediately prior to his election.[20]
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With the 1973 Constitution, it requires the National Assembly members to be a
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natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at
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least twenty- ve years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter in the
district in which he shall be elected, and a resident thereon for a period of not
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less than one year immediately preceding the day of the election.[21]
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The 1987 Constitution then requires a Senator to be a natural-born citizen of
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the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least thirty- ve years of
age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines
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for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.[22]
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While a House Representative must also be a natural-born citizen of the
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Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least twenty- ve years of age,
able to read and write, and, except the party-list representatives, a registered
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voter in the district in which he shall be elected, and a resident thereof for a
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period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of the election.
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[23]
The President or Vice-President under the 1935 Constitution mandates that
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they should be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a quali ed voter, forty
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years of age or over, and has been a resident of the Philippines for at least ten
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years immediately preceding the election.[24]
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Under the 1973 Constitution, the age quali cation of the President and Vice
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President was increased to at least fty years of age at the day of his election
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and must still be a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately
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preceding his election. However, if no Member of the National Assembly is
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quali ed or none of those quali ed is a candidate for President, any Member
thereof may be elected President.[25]
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With the 1987 constitution, it requires that the President and the Vice-
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President must be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter,
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able to read and write, at least forty years of age on the day of the election, and
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a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such
election.[26]
United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights
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United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which, as approved
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unanimously by 48 nations (the Philippines included) on Dec.10, 1948, contains
a provision on the rights of human beings to run for of ce. It says that everyone
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has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through
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freely chosen representatives and Everyone has the right of equal access to
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public service in his country.[27]
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In a case decided in the United States, the court ruled that there is no
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constitutionally guaranteed right to run for public of ce. The Constitution sets
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guidelines for presidential and congressional candidates concerning age,
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citizenship, and residency. It would be hard to make a case for the idea that the
Constitution forbids that right to any duly quali ed citizen, particularly since
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the Tenth Amendment reserves all unenumerated rights for the states or the
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people. States and local districts may set their own quali cations, but unless
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these are closely aligned with those in the Constitution governing candidacies
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for high national of ce, such laws would be ripe for a Fourteenth Amendment
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challenge. The right to run for public of ce is common to constitutional
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democracies such as the United States and Britain. The two fundamental
features of free elections are a secret ballot and the right of individuals to run
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for public of ce.[28]
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The same with the United States constitution, the 1987 Constitution does not
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mention the right to public of ce anywhere in its many provisions. It is nowhere
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mentioned in Article III, the Article on the Bill of Rights, which contains 21
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sections. It is also not mentioned in Article V, the article on suffrage, which
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might discuss it alongside the citizens' right of suffrage.
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Currently, the 1987 Constitution only provides for citizenship, age, literacy, and
residency requirement and never mentioned any educational quali cation. [29]
Views of Legal Experts and Legislators
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Deceased Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, in one of her speeches,
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expressed that if the State requires members of local and national
bureaucracies to be degree holders, there is no reason why not to do the same
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for mayors, governors, congresspeople, senators, and presidents.[30] Also, in
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her speech before the International Youth Leadership Conference in 2014, she
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reiterated that police of cers are even required to be college graduates under
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statute books while public of cials follow a lower standard for election.[31]
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Even before the move of adding college degree as a quali cation for the of ce
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of the President, Vice President, Senator, and members of the House of
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Representatives the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago believed that a
college degree should be a requirement enshrined in the Constitution for
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elected of cials. The late senator on her another speech at the Centro Escolar
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University emphasized that we should professionalize important local and
national of ces by imposing academic quali cations. She added that if the
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government require members of local and national bureaucracies to be degree
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holders, there is no reason why we should not do the same for mayors,
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governors, congresspeople, senators, and presidents. She said that requiring
leaders to have college degrees would help the country compete on the
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international level. She further added that if we want global competitiveness,
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we should require leaders to be, at the very least, formally educated. This is
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because education is a powerful constraint against narrow parochialism and a
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gateway to ideas that can change communities. [32]
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Further, in another speech entitled "The Problem with Election" in the Far
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Eastern University, she stressed that of the millions of voters in the Philippines
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the greater majority are not intelligent, they are not educated for voting, and
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the candidate they choose are not educated for serving. The problem is the
result of the fact that our Constitution provides that no literacy requirement
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shall be imposed on voters. Furthermore, although the Constitution provides
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that a senator should be literate that he should be able to read and write, the
same Constitution does not require any educational attainment on the part of
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any candidate. She even highlighted that under the Police Act that no person
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can be appointed a policeman unless he has a college degree. But any person
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can become president, vice-president, senator, or congressman of the country
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even without a college degree[33]
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Former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. also expressed that quali cation
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should be raised for public of ce. He suggested raising the literacy requirement
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for public of ce candidates.[34] Former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez also
agreed that in the government's legislative branch they also needed
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educational requirements to become a legislator. He further proposed that if
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the State requires civil service eligibility for the staff to become employees of
the government, why are not the legislators required to have civil service
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eligibility. [35] House Representative Wilter Wee Palma II in the plenary debates
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defended the college degree requirement. He said that the provision essentially
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aims to "elevate" the kind of service that the future president, vice president,
senators, and representatives would give to Filipinos should the country shift
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to federalism. He added that he agrees that educational attainment does not
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de ne what kind of a leader a person will be. But he also pointed out that some
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blue-collar jobs already require a college degree, yet the highest position in the
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land does not. Palma also argued a college degree is crucial for a job that
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involves the creation of laws.[36]
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On the other hand, Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. expressed his opinion
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that it will be undemocratic to ask elective public of cials for quali cations
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higher than being able to read and write. He added that although there have
been proposals to include educational quali cations in both the 1973 and 1987
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charters they were turned down because public service must be open to all.
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[37] Senate President Vicente Sotto III even doubted that raising the
quali cations for elective of cials will be approved and added that the public
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may protest the proposal as he noted that not all individuals can nish college,
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despite the government already implementing the Universal Access to Quality
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Tertiary Education Act.[38] Party-list Representative Ariel Casilao called such a
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proposal "politically ill-advised" and "anti-democratic," arguing that it would
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hinder the poor from running for public of ce. He added that the suggestion is a
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property quali cation for running for elective posts. It will disenfranchise the
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poor from even aspiring to become candidates, from having a chance to run in
any election and for any government post. [39] Also, House Representative of
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3rd District of Nueva Ecija Rosanna Vergara disagreed on the provision. She
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asserts that the said provision would rob the poor the chance to dream of
serving fellow Filipinos. She added that we should not deny our countrymen the
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chance to dream of serving the public just because they are unable to study
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due to poverty.[40]
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College Education and Leadership
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Since Plato, political observers have often argued that governing is best left to
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those who are highly educated. Ordinary citizens have commonly agreed. On
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the question on why should we expect politicians who have more formal
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education to be better leaders, the most common answer in the scholarly
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literature is that people with more schooling have more human capital and tend
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to be more engaged in civic life.[41] In their work on whether democracies
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select more educated leaders, Besley and Reynal-Querol argue that education
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is a particularly exciting aspect of political selection given the strong
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correlation found between educational attainment and earnings, which is
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consistent with education either enhancing skills or signaling ability. Education
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is also strongly correlated with civic engagement.[42] Education is thus a
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compelling indicator of a leader's quality.
Similarly, Atkinson and Rogers note that scores of papers have established a
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clear link between education and lifetime income, and education is a de nite
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contributor to civic engagement, from the simple act of voting to dedicated
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activism.[43] In the political realm, those with higher education have a distinct
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advantage in being better able to develop logical arguments, assemble and
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assess evidence, and make public presentation … university degrees signal
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capacity in this regard and invite the inference that education provides at least
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some politically relevant skills.
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Why use education to measure leader quality because people with more
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education tend to have more of the skills that make employees valuable and
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that make it easy for citizens to engage in politics. If those skills are also
helpful while running a campaign or holding a political of ce, people with more
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education will tend to be better politicians. [44]
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However, there are also signs that the links between education and human
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capital or civic engagement are not wholly attributable to learning or signaling.
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Some of the differences between people with more and less education may
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people who have them. People with more education may also participate in
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they have more to gain by engaging. [46]
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capital people acquire from formal education may not give them signi cant
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of ce requires so much human capital in the rst place, people with less
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formal education (and, for that matter, people with more) who make it to
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leadership positions may have far more human capital than the average person
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from their education level. Even if there is an association between education
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screen out people with less human capital, the association between education
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and human capital among politicians may be weak— or nonexistent. Even if
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ordinary citizens with more formal education have more human capital, there
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are good reasons to doubt that leaders with more education are all that
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different from leaders with less.[47]
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educational experiences and their attitudes, choices, and decisions
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of the quantity of education a leader has received." Since then, follow-up
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studies have likewise found mostly no differences between how more and less
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educated politicians behave in of ce. If more educated leaders tend to act
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Leader Quality Reconsidered, the study has shown the difference in the
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difference is not statistically signi cant. The difference is not signi cantly
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factors of the number of legislations passed, number of years in the congress
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perform better if the leader has a college degree—it is no less likely to engage
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in interstate con icts, its economic output and growth are about the same, and
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the country may experience slightly more labor con icts. When a candidate
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wins a close election for the US Congress, the member is not more likely to
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of ce may be slightly shorter. People with college degrees may not have more
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of the skills that make for success in politics, or holding of ce may be so
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dif cult that only highly skilled people end up in leadership positions
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panchayat polls in the Rajasthan state. Governor Kalyan Singh approved the
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contestant should have the minimum quali cation of secondary education
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the Sarpanch elections, a candidate should be Class 8 pass from any school
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contestant should have passed Class 5 from a school to become a Sarpanch.
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2019 and the Rajasthan Municipality (Amendment) Bill, 2019. [52]
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rational nexus between formal education and Panchayat management. The
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exercise. While this measure is removed in Rajasthan, it continues to exist in
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state to provide primary education is found in the report of the Constituent
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placed in the report on Fundamental Rights. However, the status of Right to
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education as a fundamental right was short-lived as the Advisory Committee of
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education to all. Though this clause was put in the category of non-justiciable
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the State. Certain members of the constituent assembly wanted to make this
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right binding, but the amendment for the same was not passed. The non-
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justiciable fundamental rights were renamed as Directive Principles of State
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unenforceable in the court of law but the constituent assembly considered
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education as an important element for India's development. The framers of the
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Constitution had multiple reasons to provide education to the children, and
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laws.' Thus, it can be said that the law imposes a duty on the state to provide
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elementary education to the people. A scholar has argued that obligations
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obligations.[55]
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2002. Article 21A was added in the list of Fundamental rights wherein the Right
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to Free and Compulsory education to all children between 6 to 14 years was
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assured. The government subsequently passed the Right of Children to Free
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and Compulsory Education Act 2009 (RTE) to provide a framework for the
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ful llment of this right. Section 6 of the act puts the onus on the appropriate
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neighborhoods. Section 8 of the act puts the onus on the appropriate
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government to ensure compulsory admission, attendance, and completion of
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obligation to provide elementary education.[56]
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education. As per report sponsored by the Haryana government, 44.8% of the
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government schools at primary level are not able to meet pupil-teacher ratio; at
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upper primary level, 14.28% schools are not able to meet the pupil-teacher
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ratio proposed by RTE act. The ratio is more than 100:1 in 201 schools as
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primary and upper primary schools, respectively. The infrastructure in schools
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access to electricity. The quality of education offered by the government-run
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schools is even more deplorable. In several classes, the children cannot read
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government school surveyed, and only one math teacher was available in 16
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schools. The statistics presented above clearly shows that the government has
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punishes people for its failure deserves attention.[57]
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which then has to ful ll certain responsibilities. If the state fails in its duty,
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principle of reciprocity gets defeated. This means that the state cannot go a
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step further and punish people for its failure. In a democracy, it is expected that
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the government will ful ll its obligations, and the citizens will obey the law. It is
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highly unjust on the part of the government to overlook its obligation of
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providing people necessary mechanism to attain the formal thresholds and on
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though the government has provided such mechanisms in some cases, they are
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utterly deplorable, thus providing no real bene t to the people.[58]
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implement parental duty to provide compulsory education but reading article
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between parents and State. The state has a role to play in ensuring compulsory
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education. The court, while talking about making it compulsory to send
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the government must ensure that it ful lls its obligation to provide elementary
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education and that education must result in palpable learning for the child.[59]
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degree for contesting elections to National assembly of Pakistan
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unconstitutional. The court, among other things, reasoned that the government
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promote social justice and eradicates social evils. The court further observed
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that the government has failed to perform its duty. Thus, the government, by
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this legislation, is transferring the liability of the state on the citizens.[60]
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education to all, such a quali cation would lead to no real bene t for the
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Panchayats. The Sarpanch, according to the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, has to
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preside over the meetings of the Gram Sabha, has a general duty of nancial
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and executive administrative, and has to supervise the Panchayati of cials. All
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these functions require managerial and administrative skills. Formal
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elementary education only teaches people arithmetic and reading. These skills
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professional managers, then it must only allow MBAs to become Sarpanchs.
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need to be an economist to be the Finance Minister, as the secretaries deal
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with the technicalities, a sarpanch need not be educated as the Panchayat
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policy exists in Haryana as well. Also, the fact that the Supreme Court did not
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State of Haryana leaves scope for other states to enact such laws.[62]
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titled "The Constitutional Right to Candidacy" Gordon wrote that "while the
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right to vote is now recognized as a fundamental constitutional right, it remains
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unclear whether the correlative right, to candidacy, enjoys the same status.
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recent years, these restrictions fall into two categories: those involving a
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candidate's personal quali cations, such as requirements of property
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ownership, durational residence, age, and the like, and those indirectly
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ling fees and petition requirements." Gordon reports further that the courts
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presented by any restriction on the candidacy. The Supreme Court has never
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explicitly recognized candidacy as a fundamental right, independent of the
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right to vote. Nevertheless, lower courts are divided and have relied on dicta in
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recognition of a candidacy right as fundamental. The Supreme Court's failure to
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deal de nitively with the acceptability of standards and approaches in the eld
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of candidate's rights has left the lower courts with little direction and the
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identi cation of voters' rights with those of candidates, without decisive
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language making explicit the scope and implications of the court's ruling. The
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con icting views as to what standards apply but also in the contradictory
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themselves. The Burger Court has consistently resisted the expansion of the
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existing class of fundamental rights. The Constitutional Right to Candidacy.[63]
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Islands was attacked because it prohibits the individual in continuing in the
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classi ed service of the city after becoming a candidate for nomination to the
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Rhode Island General Assembly of ce." Mancuso, a police of cer, led as a
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candidate for nomination to the Rhode Island General Assembly, thereby
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subjecting himself to dismissal from the police force. The court found that "the
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right to run for public of ce touches on two fundamental freedoms: freedom of
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individual expression and freedom of association." The court took Williams'
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case to suggest that candidacy falls within the scope of protected First
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two freedoms separately. Freedom of expression, he noted, encompasses a
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wide range of activity. The individual may choose any means he pleases to
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safety." One means of expression is to become a candidate for public of ce.
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"intimately related to the concept of making expression effective" was also
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found to be infringed upon by the Rhode Island law. The Mancuso court
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public of ce was the preserve of the professional and the wealthy.
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right and a fundamental interest. Hence any legislative classi cation that
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signi cantly burdens that interest must be subjected to strict equal protection
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review."[65]
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to any regulation impinging upon that right. Protection of candidates' rights is
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abridged by the impairment of a candidate's ability to gain access to the ballot.
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meaningful choice for the voter, and hence restrictions on candidates'
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opportunities to run for of ce indirectly restrict voters as well.[66]
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Court level that voters' rights could be impaired through candidacy restrictions.
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heavy burdens, not only on the right to associate but also on "the right of
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quali ed voters, regardless of their political persuasion, to cast their votes
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effectively." While acknowledging that "the State is left with broad powers to
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interest in promoting the two-party system, in seeing that the election winner
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by choice of a majority of the voters, and in preventing voter confusion due to
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the right to run for public of ce is not a guaranteed right. It held that its recent
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decision that the right to run for public of ce is "inextricably linked" with two
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fundamental freedoms – those of expression and association – lies on barren
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ground. American case law has, in fact, never recognized a fundamental right to
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express one's political views through candidacy, as to invoke a rigorous
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standard of review. Bart v. Telford pointedly stated that "[t]he First Amendment
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that it does not do so by implication either." Thus, one's interest in seeking
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any allegation that, by running for an elective position, one is advancing the
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political ideas of a particular set of voters.
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is imbued with the idea that those wielding public power possess to their
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subjects' duties rather than rights. Persons in authority are individuals, like the
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rest. Whatever the name was given to them or assumed by them-kings,
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other intentions. Only they wield a power higher than the other individuals. Just
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duty to act according to their peculiar aptitudes and to employ the most
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considerable force at their command for the realization of the social needs.
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