Practice question
An implementing executive agreement admittedly requires conduct that an existing valid Philippine statute expressly forbids. No legislative authorization or later law changes the prohibition. Officials rely solely on executive-agreement form. Which answer is best under Saguisag?
- The form automatically suspends every statute.
- All foreign arrangements are superior to the Constitution.
- The agreement must remain consistent with existing law; its form alone cannot cure the conceded statutory conflict.
- A statute ceases to exist when negotiators disagree with it.
- Only the document’s color determines validity.
Legal references
- Saguisag v. Ochoa, G.R. Nos. 212426 and 212444, January 12, 2016, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/jan2016/gr_212426_2016.html
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