Practice question
Under the arrangement upheld in Trillanes, did DND processing of applications itself constitute an unconstitutional transfer of the President’s amnesty-granting power?
- Yes; no executive official may perform administrative details.
- No.
- Only Congress may receive every application personally.
- The President must personally inspect every original form.
- Administrative implementation is legally impossible.
Legal references
- Trillanes IV v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 and 256078, April 3, 2024, en banc main decision, administrative implementation and amnesty evidence: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_241494_2024.html
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