Practice question
A committee hearing on an ad interim appointment is deferred. Congress has not reached its next adjournment and the Commission on Appointments has not disapproved the appointment. Explain why deferral should not automatically be treated either as final disapproval or as full confirmation.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 16: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Matibag v. Benipayo, G.R. No. 149036, April 2, 2002, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2002/apr2002/gr_149036_2002.html
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