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Age Disqualification in SK Elections by Chiic-chiic Salamida is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Lynette Garvida ran for Chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan in Bgy. San Lorenzo but her certificate of candidacy was cancelled because she exceeded the age limit. The Supreme Court upheld the cancellation, finding that while she qualified as a member of the Katipunan ng Kabataan at age 21 years and 10 months, the law clearly states that an elective SK official cannot be over 21 years old on election day. The Court determined that "years" in the law refers to 365-day cycles, so Garvida was ineligible as a c

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Chiic-chiic Salamida

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EN