Practice question
Two students offer opposite accounts of Marcos v. Manglapus: one says executive power is only the sum of specifically itemized powers; the other says residual power defeats all legal limits. Explain the middle proposition actually established by the general executive grant.
Legal references
- Marcos v. Manglapus, G.R. No. 88211, September 15, 1989, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/sep1989/gr_88211_1989.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 1 and 17: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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