Practice question
A department says the President’s faithful-execution duty and an emergency proclamation together eliminate the need for statutory authority to create new crimes. Explain the distinction recognized in David.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VI, Section 23(2); Article VII, Section 17.
- David v. Macapagal-Arroyo, G.R. No. 171396 et al., May 3, 2006, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/41473
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