"Sec.
42. Qualifications. — (1) An
elective local official must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
registered
voter 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
Filipino, English, or any other local language or dialect.chanrobles virtual law library "(2) Candidates
for the position of governor, vice-governor, or member of the
sangguniang
panlalawigan must be at least twenty-three years of age on election
day. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"(3) Candidates
for the positions of mayor or vice-mayor must be at least twenty-one
years
of age on election day.
"(4) Candidates
for the positions of member of the sangguniang panlungsod or member of
the sangguniang bayan must be at least eighteen years of age on
election
day. If elected as a member of the sangguniang panlungsod or
sangguniang
bayan, the member is qualified to fill any vacancy in the office of
mayor
or vice-mayor or may be appointed by the President upon recommendation
of the Secretary of Local Governments as mayor or vice-mayor pursuant
to
Chapter 2, Title Two of this Code: Provided, That said member is at
least
twenty-one years of age at the time of his succession. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"(5) Candidates
for the positions ofpunong barangay
or member of the sangguniang barangay must be at last eighteen years of
age on election day and actual residents in the barangay in which they
shall be elected.
"(6) Any
law on civil capacity and the capacity to act to the contrary
notwithstanding,
any member of the sangguniang panlungsod or sangguniang bayan, punong
barangay
or member of the sangguniang barangay, chairman or member of the
kabataang
barangay or organization to replace the same, can exercise all the
powers
and discharge all the duties of his office or any other office to which
he may succeed pursuant to this Act. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
"(7) Candidates
for chairmanship of the kabataang barangay or organization to replace
the
same must be at least fifteen years of age but not more than twenty-one
years of age on election day." chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred