Practice question
Under the majority resolution in Laurel v. Misa, did the proclamation of the Republic create a different sovereign Filipino people from those under the Commonwealth?
- Yes, because a governmental name always creates a different people.
- Yes, because independence extinguishes popular identity.
- Yes, because sovereignty is the personal property of the outgoing President.
- No; the sovereignty of the Filipino people remained continuous.
- No, because the Philippines could never become independent.
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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