Practice question
A litigant demands that a court devise a nationwide employment subsidy, relying only on Article II, Section 9, on a just and dynamic social order. No implementing statute or independently enforceable right is invoked. Which response best fits the distinction between constitutional policies and self-executing rights?
- The policy alone fixes the precise subsidy amount.
- Every Article II provision is unenforceable in every setting.
- The court must enact the subsidy because all aspirations are immediately actionable.
- The policy can guide legislation and interpretation but does not by itself supply the requested detailed entitlement.
- The policy becomes binding only if an agency voluntarily accepts it.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article II Section 9: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Tondo Medical Center Employees Association v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 167324, July 17, 2007, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/jul2007/gr_167324_2007.html
- Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/jul1993/gr_101083_1993.html
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