Prohibition of non-political organization intervention in Barangay elections: Are we deprived of the right to associate?
The 1987 constitution guarantees the people to form associations of any kind for purposes not contrary to law specifically the Right to Association clause. Barangay elections should be non-partisan as written in Article VI Section 38 of the Batas Pambansa Bilang 881 (BP. 881), otherwise known as the...
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Animo Repository
2008
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| Summary: | The 1987 constitution guarantees the people to form associations of any kind for purposes not contrary to law specifically the Right to Association clause. Barangay elections should be non-partisan as written in Article VI Section 38 of the Batas Pambansa Bilang 881 (BP. 881), otherwise known as the Omnibus Election Code. A non-partisan election requires that no person should represent any political party or any other organization in the elections.
Isn't this requirement of law prohibiting a person to file his certificate of candidacy in the barangay elections if he is a representative of any organization violative of the right to association clause? Isn't this also a violation of the right of the person to express one's self? Is this prohibition a valid exercise of Police Power? |
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