Practice question
Congress validly revokes a suspension of the privilege under Article VII, Section 18. The President announces that the revocation will be set aside by executive order. Does the Constitution permit that response?
- Yes, because revocation is merely advice.
- No, because the constitutional text says the revocation shall not be set aside by the President.
- Yes, if the executive order is issued the same day.
- Yes, if the President calls the measure administrative.
- No, because only provincial governors may suspend the privilege.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 18, and Article III, Section 2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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