Practice question
A CSC Commissioner resigns with two years remaining in a fixed term. The President proposes to fill that seat for a new seven-year period and, while processing the appointment, designate another person as temporary Commissioner. Assess both proposals under Article IX-B.
- Both are permitted because any vacancy resets the constitutional term.
- The successor receives only the unexpired term, and a temporary or acting appointment or designation to membership is prohibited.
- The seven-year reset is required, but temporary membership is prohibited.
- The unexpired term applies, but temporary membership is expressly required.
- The President may abolish the seat instead.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX B Section 1(2): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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