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BP 337 Section 42

Qualifications.

Section 42

SEC. 42. Qualifications.— (1) An elective local official must be a citizen of the Philippines, at least twenty-three years of age on election day, a qualified voter registered as such in the barangay, municipality, city or province where he proposes to be elected, a resident therein for at least one year at the time of the filing of his certificate of candidacy, and able to read and write English, Pilipino, or any other local language or dialect. (2) Candidates for the position of punong barangay or member of the sangguniang barangay must be actual residents in the barangay where they propose to be elected. (3) A candidate for chairmanship of the kabataang barangay need not be of the minimum age required in this section.

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CitationBP 337 Section 42 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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