Practice question
An Acting President seeks to make a permanent appointment to an executive position during the two months immediately before the next presidential election. The position has remained vacant without prejudice to public service or danger to public safety, and no applicable exception is claimed. An adviser says Section 15 binds only an elected President, so acting status removes the ban. Which statement is correct?
- The adviser is correct because acting officials have unlimited appointment power.
- The adviser is correct because every permanent executive appointment is expressly excepted.
- The adviser is wrong because Section 15 expressly covers both a President and an Acting President.
- The ban applies only after the election and never before it.
- The ban applies only when the appointee objects.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 14–15: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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