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Under a penal statute, possession of illegal drugs is punishable by imprisonment for 6 to 12 years if the offender is currently enrolled in a college or university, and 3 to 7 years if the offender is not enrolled in any post-secondary education. The offender is a 24-year-old college student who possessed illegal drugs in his province. (a) Identify the central equal protection issue presented. (b) State the governing rule and standard of review applicable to classifications based on educational status in penal statutes in the Philippines. (c) Apply the rule to these facts: decide whether the classification is valid or unconstitutional, and justify.

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Central issue: Does college-enrollment-based penalty violate equal protection? Governing rule: Classifications based on non-suspect characteristics are reviewed for substantial distinctions and a reasonable relation to a legitimate public welfare objective; Application: The college-enrollment criterion bears no substantial relation to culpability for the offense, so the classification is unconstitutional. Central issue: Whether the punishment of students for drug possession is permissible under equal protection as a targeted public-safety measure; Governing rule: A classification aimed at public safety may be upheld if rationally related to the objective; Application: The link is weak, so unconstitutional. Central issue: Whether the law’s distinction based on educational status is simply an administrative convenience for prosecutors; Governing rule: Classifications must serve a legitimate public objective and be rationally related; Application: It does not serve a legitimate objective, so unconstitutional. Central issue: Whether education status constitutes a fundamental right requiring strict scrutiny; Governing rule: Strict scrutiny applies to classifications involving fundamental rights; Application: Education status is not a fundamental right in this context, so the classification would fail under strict scrutiny.

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