POLITICAL LAW QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications of Senator
1. Natural-born citizen
2. At least 35 years of age on the day of
the election
3. Able to read and write
4. Registered voter
5. Resident of the Philippines for not less
than 2 years immediately preceding the
day of the election
Term of Office of a Senator
 6 years
 Commencing at noon on the 30th day of
June next following their election
Qualifications in House of Representatives
1. Natural-born Filipino citizen
2. At least 25 years of age on the day of
the election
3. Able to read and write
4. Except the party-list representatives, a
registered voter in the district in which
he shall be elected
5. Resident for not less than 1 year
immediately preceding the day of the
election
Term of Office in House of Representatives
 3 years
 Commencing at noon on the 30th day of
June next following their election
 Shall not serve for more than 3
consecutive terms
Qualifications of Party-List Nominees
1. Natural-born citizen
2. Registered voter
3. Resident of the Philippines for at least 1
year immediately preceding the day of
the election
4. Able to read and write
5. Bona fide member of the party or
organization which he seeks to
represent for at least 90 days preceding
the day of the election
6. At least 25 years of age on the day of
the election
7. For the youth sector
a. At least 25 years of age but not
more than 30 years of age on
the day of the election
b. Any youth representative who
attains the age of 30 during his
term shall be allowed to
continue in office until the
expiration of his term
Term of Office of Party-List
 3 years
 Entitled to same salaries and
emoluments as regular members of the
House of Representatives
Qualifications of the President
1. Natural-born citizen of the Philippines
2. Registered voter
3. Able to read and write
4. At least 40 years of age on the day of
the election
5. Resident of the Philippines for at least
10 years immediately preceding such
election
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Qualifications of the Vice-President Judicial and Bar Council

1. Natural-born citizen of the Philippines  Ex-officio members

2. Registered voter o Chief Justice as Chairman
3. Able to read and write o Secretary of Justice as
4. At least 40 years of age on the day of representative of Congress
the election  Regular Members
5. Resident of the Philippines for at least o A representative of the IBP
10 years immediately preceding such o Professor of law
election o Retired justice of the Supreme
Court
Appointment to the Judiciary
o Representative of the private
1. Of proven competence, integrity , sector
probity and independence
Supreme Court
2. Supreme Court
a. Natural-born citizen of the  Chief Justice
Philippines  14 Associate Justices
b. At least 40 years of age
c. 15 years or more of a judge of a
lower court or engaged in the
practice of law in the
Philippines
3. Lower Collegiate Courts
a. Natural-born citizen of the
Philippines
b. Member of the Philippine Bar
c. But Congress may prescribe
other qualifications
4. Lower Courts
a. Citizen of the Philippines
b. Member of the Philippine Bar
c. But Congress may prescribe
other qualifications