00:00To the more than 8 billion people in the world today,
00:03do you already know your ideal someone?
00:05What are the best characteristics of your The One?
00:08Be a deal breaker.
00:10Being choosy is not a virtue
00:13because you always deserve better.
00:16That's why if you choose your potential partner,
00:19in the upcoming election of 2025,
00:22you should know well who to choose.
00:25But before we start voting,
00:27we need to know the qualifications
00:29to run for a national and local position in the election.
00:33Here's what you need to know.
00:40More than 3,000 have already filed their Certificate of Candidacy
00:44for the election of 2025 on October 1, 2024,
00:48or the first day of their candidacy.
00:52But some netizens are so excited
00:55to see the personality of their COC.
00:59But wait a minute,
01:01have their credentials been read?
01:05Twelve Senators will be chosen by registered voters
01:08in the upcoming election.
01:10An individual can run for Senator
01:13if he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines,
01:16at least 35 years old on the day of the election,
01:18knows how to read and write,
01:20is a registered voter of the Philippines,
01:23and lives in the country less than two years
01:26before the election day.
01:28Sounds basic,
01:30but that's what's in Article 6, Section 3 of the 1987 Constitution.
01:34Senators have a six-year term
01:37to fulfill their legislative role in the government,
01:41such as drafting bills, resolutions,
01:44concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions.
01:47But take note,
01:49if a Senator serves more than two consecutive terms,
01:53he can no longer run for the third time.
01:56For those who want to run
01:58as a member of the House of Representatives,
02:01a natural-born Filipino,
02:04at least 25 years old on the day of the election,
02:07knows how to read and write,
02:09is a registered voter in the district where he plans to run.
02:12For district representative aspirants,
02:15they need to live in the district where they plan to run
02:18for at least one year before the election day.
02:21And for party-list nominee,
02:23they need to be a bona fide member of the party
02:25or organization that they want to represent
02:28within less than 90 days before the election day.
02:31For youth sector nominee,
02:33they need to be between the ages of 25 to 30 years old
02:37on the day of the election.
02:39If ever the youth representatives win
02:41and exceed 30 years old during their terms,
02:45they still have the right to continue in the service.
02:48These qualifications are based on
02:50Article 6, Section 6 of the 1987 Constitution
02:53and Section 9 of the Republic Act No. 7491.
02:57If this is what we're talking about,
02:59it doesn't matter what your previous jobs were.
03:02More than 300 districts and party-lists
03:05will vote in the upcoming election
03:07to serve for three consecutive years.
03:10Aside from their agreement in every bill
03:13before the President signs it,
03:15they also have the right to start an impeachment
03:17against their officials
03:19and to give a franchise to a company.
03:22When it comes to local positions,
03:25an individual can file a candidature
03:27if he or she is a citizen of the Philippines,
03:30a registered voter in the barangay, municipality,
03:33city, province, or district where it is legal,
03:37a resident of at least one year on the day of the election
03:40who can read and write Filipino
03:42or all languages and dialects in the Philippines
03:44Will not be removed from 23 years old
03:46on the day of the election
03:47to the governor, vice governor,
03:49member of the Fall姚 politics,
03:51or mayor, vice mayor,
03:53and member of the Fall G2021
03:55of the Highly Urbanized Cities,
03:58At least 21 years old on the day of the election
04:00to the Mayor and Vice Mayor
04:02to the Mayor of City of formerly
04:04Popular City of City of San Diego,
04:06and a local resident of at least 21 years
04:08the Mayor and Vice-Mayor of the independent component and component cities and municipalities.
04:14And the age of the members of the Sanggulian Palunsod and Sanggulian Bayan on the day of election should not be lower than 18 years old.
04:24Take note, even if you are not a natural-born Filipino, you can still run for local positions as long as you are a Filipino citizen.
04:32These qualifications are based on the Local Government Code.
04:36It is based on the upcoming election who will take over over 900 provincial posts and almost 17,000 positions in the cities and municipalities of the Philippines.
04:47Local governments have local autonomy, but this is not absolute.
04:52Through the Local Government Code of 1991, local autonomy was clarified where the power, authority, responsibilities, and wealth of local government units are decentralized.
05:04But not everyone who filed for COC is already pushed to run for election, okay?
05:09There are so-called nuisance candidates, the Commission on Elections.
05:14Nuisance candidate is the official term for candidates whose candidacy was rejected by the Comelec,
05:19possibly because of the Commission's will or through a verified petition of an interested party.
05:27According to Section 69 of the Omnibus Election Code, a nuisance candidate is the person who filed for COC just to make the election process a joke.
05:37To confuse voters due to the similarity of names or other events that clearly show that the candidate does not have a sincere intention to run.
05:48The Comelec is committed to resolving the cases of nuisance candidates for the 2025 midterm elections at the end of November this year.
05:57Qualifications in the law are only filtered for people who can run for a public position.
06:03But it is still in the hands of our Filipino voters how the next leaders of our country will choose.
06:09So in the upcoming election, avoid being a bare minimum enjoyer.
06:14Also, don't be fooled by a single word, okay?
06:18Because it's time to give our trust to the people who truly serve the first priority.
06:25Because that's what the people of the country deserve.
06:28Don't be fooled!
06:30Pidiyun!
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