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House leaders want con-con to lower age rule for president, VP, senator
A House resolution has been filed seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution to lower the minimum age requirement for the country's top elective positions.
The proposed amendment would reduce the minimum age for President and Vice President from 40 to 35 years old, and for Senators from 35 to 30 years old.
Resolution of Both Houses No. 2, filed by several "young guns" in the House of Representatives, calls for a constitutional convention to facilitate these changes.
The lawmakers cited significant demographic and social shifts in the Philippines, with over half the population under 30, as a rationale for the proposed age reduction.
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