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Practice question: General Executive and Administrative Powers

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A department claims that every lawful operational detail must be written individually into the Constitution before the President may direct it. Assess this claim without assuming that executive administration is unlimited.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 1 and 17: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • Marcos v. Manglapus, G.R. No. 88211, September 15, 1989, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/sep1989/gr_88211_1989.html
  • Ople v. Torres, G.R. No. 127685, July 23, 1998, main decision, administrative-power discussion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/36082

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