Batas Pambansa Bilang 52 
AN ACT GOVERNING THE ELECTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 

Sec.  3.  Qualifications. — An elective local official must be a citizen of the Philippines, a qualified voter; resident of the district, municipality, city or province where he proposes to be elected, as the case may be, for at least six (6) months at the time of the filing of his certificate of candidacy; must be at least twenty one (21) years of age on election day; and must be able to read and write.

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Nowadays, government officials in the Philippines are mostly undergraduates and inexperienced about politics. As Filipino citizens and voters, we want to set a higher qualification to candidates running for a political or government position. This is to assure that our country is in good hands and can be led by deserving officials.

Some politicians are filing for candidacy merely to run for power, money and for fame. We, Filipinos should choose and vote candidates who knows more than just "Reading and Writing" the candidates should have knowledge of what they are running for and should have atleast a college degree so that he/she is more knowledgeable of what to do. If this goes effective, in future times, we may have actually the best leaders the Philippines would ever ask for. With best leaders, children will have good education regardless if they are in a public or private schools. With best leaders, homeless and the hunger will have a shelter and food for themselves. With best leaders, Criminal cases will decrease without actually killing them. With best leaders, Nobody would suffer anymore. We need your voice.