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Practice question: Contracting or Guaranteeing Foreign Loans

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

State the constitutional qualifications on the President's power to contract or guarantee foreign loans on behalf of the Republic. Explain why describing the transaction as a guarantee rather than direct borrowing does not by itself remove those qualifications.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 20: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353

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