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Case No. 6 | September 3, 1991 | J. Paras
FACTS
Background:
Respondent Christian Monsod was nominated by
President Corazon C. Aquino to the position of
Chairman of the COMELEC in a letter received by the
Secretariat of the Commission on Appointments on
April 25, 1991.
Petitioner Cayetano opposed the nomination because
allegedly Monsod does not possess the required
qualification of having been engaged in the practice
of law for at least ten years.
Challenging the validity of the confirmation by the
Commission on Appointments of Monsods
nomination, petitioner as a citizen and taxpayer, filed
the instant petition for Certiorari and Prohibition
praying that said confirmation and the consequent
appointment of Monsod as Chairman of the
Commission on Elections be declared null and void.
Atty. Christian Monsod is a member of the Philippine Bar,
having passed the bar examinations of 1960 with a
grade of 86.55%. He has been a dues paying
member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines since
its inception in 197273. He has also been paying his
professional license fees as lawyer for more than ten
years. (p. 124, Rollo)
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