Practice question
A patients' group seeks a judicial order creating a fixed annual cash allowance for all indigent patients. It relies exclusively on Article II, Section 15, and Article XIII, Section 11, without identifying a statutory entitlement or independently enforceable violation. Explain whether those provisions alone supply the precise allowance demanded and whether their policy character makes them legally irrelevant.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article II Section 15 and Article XIII Section 11: 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
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