Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao is not yet qualified to run for the vice presidential post in the 2016 elections because of the age requirement.
Noted election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said that Pacquiao, who is reportedly being considered as the running mate of Vice President Jejomar Binay in the coming national polls, will only be 38 years old in 2016.
“Having been born on December 17, 1978, Pacquiao will only be 38 years old in 2016. Clearly, he is not yet qualified to run for vice president or to be the running mate of Binay in 2016,” Macalintal said in a statement.
Section 3, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution provides that a candidate for president or vice president must be at least 40 years of age on the day of the election.
Speculations on the Binay-Pacquiao tandem in the next elections floated after Pacquiao welcomed Binay in General Santos City when the latter visited the province to oversee the government’s housing projects last Monday.
But Macalintal noted that Pacquiao is qualified to run in the senatorial race.
“He is qualified to run for senator, where the age qualification is at least 35 years of age,” the lawyer said.
Section 3, Article VI of the 1987 Constitution states that a senatorial candidate must be 35 years of age on the day of the election.
Earlier, Binay already announced that Pacquiao will be included in his senatorial lineup in the 2016 polls. PNA
source: Manila Times
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