Practice question
A minister proposes two measures: executive officials will appoint all permanent staff of the independent Commissions, and approved annual appropriations will be withheld until each Commission adopts the minister's preferred rulings. No separate lawful staffing issue or fiscal justification is asserted. Which constitutional objections directly answer the proposal?
- Only the rule on presidential succession applies.
- The proposal is immune from scrutiny because it involves money.
- Every Commission must obey the minister because it is a public office.
- The proposal is valid if described as coordination.
- The Commissions appoint their own officials and employees according to law, and fiscal autonomy requires automatic and regular release of approved annual appropriations.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX-A Sections 1, 4 and 5: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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