Practice question
Under the constitutional principle applied in IBP v. Zamora, what is the status of civilian authority in relation to the military?
- It disappears whenever soldiers patrol
- It exists only outside metropolitan areas
- It depends exclusively on military consent
- It is always subordinate during routine police work
- It is at all times supreme
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article II, Section 3.
- IBP v. Zamora, G.R. No. 141284, August 15, 2000, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/36338
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