Section 21Sec./Art. 21

Disqualifications for Elective City Officials. - The following persons are not qualified from running for any elective position in the City:

(a)Those sentenced by final judgment for an offense involving moral turpitude or an offense punishable by one (1) year or more of imprisonment within two (2) years after serving sentence;

(b)Those removed from office as a result of an administrative case;

(c)Those convicted by final judgment for violating the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines;

(d)Those with dual citizenship;

(e)Fugitives from justice in criminal or nonpolitical cases here and abroad;

(f)Permanent residents in a foreign country or those who have acquired the right to reside abroad and continue to avail of the same right after the effectivity of the Local Government Code of 1991;and

(g)The insane or feeble-minded