Constitution1 min read
1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Art. 8, Sec. 71987 Constitution, Art. VIII, Sec. 7
Personal notes Saved on this device
0 / 5,000 charactersReport page issue
1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Answer First
Primary Text
No person shall be appointed Member of the Supreme Court or any lower collegiate court unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines. A Member of the Supreme Court must be at least forty years of age, and must have been for fifteen years or more, a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines.
The Congress shall prescribe the qualifications of judges of lower courts, but no person may be appointed judge thereof unless he is a citizen of the Philippines and a member of the Philippine Bar.
A Member of the Judiciary must be a person of proven competence, integrity, probity, and independence.
Use With Care
Definitions and exceptions often appear before or after this text.
Court decisions may interpret, limit, or apply this provision.
Confirm amendment, repeal, effectivity, and official publication.
Plain Language