Practice question
Violent robberies and kidnappings overwhelm local enforcement, and the President finds military assistance necessary for joint visibility patrols under civilian police leadership. No invasion or rebellion is established. Is that absence alone fatal to calling out?
- No, necessary suppression of lawless violence can support the distinct power
- Yes, every troop deployment requires actual rebellion
- Yes, only a court may request military assistance
- Yes, calling out is available only during declared war
- No, because police leadership is constitutionally prohibited
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 18: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines v. Zamora, G.R. No. 141284, August 15, 2000, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/36338
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