Practice question
A challenger says a valid ad interim COMELEC appointment violates the ban on temporary or acting appointments because interim means temporary in ordinary speech. Explain Matibag’s legal distinction.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VII, Section 16.
- 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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