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Aquino v. Comelec: Residency Disqualification by Leopoldo, Jr. Blanco is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Agapito Aquino ran for representative of the newly created Second District of Makati City. He was disqualified by the Commission on Elections for lacking the one year residency requirement in the district. The Supreme Court upheld his disqualification, finding that "residence" under the Constitution means "domicile". It ruled that Aquino failed to prove he established domicile of choice in Makati as his domicile of origin remained in Tarlac. The Court also made Aquino

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Leopoldo, Jr. Blanco

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