Practice question
Congress resumes after a recess appointment. The Commission has not disapproved the ad interim appointment and Congress has not yet adjourned again. A rival says resumption alone automatically terminated it. Which is best?
- Resumption and adjournment always mean the same event
- The rival is correct because any session opening ends all appointments
- The appointee must obtain a mayor's extension
- The constitutional conditions refer to disapproval or the next adjournment, not mere resumption
- The appointment becomes a lifetime office upon resumption
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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