Practice question
A textbook attributes the sovereignty of the Commonwealth exclusively to its incumbent officials and says that the sovereign Filipino people began to exist only when the Republic was proclaimed. State the majority resolution’s contrary position in Laurel v. Misa and explain its conceptual basis.
Legal references
- Laurel v. Misa, G.R. No. L-409, January 30, 1947, majority resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1947/jan1947/gr_l-409_1947.html
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