Practice question
A validly appointed ad interim official performs authorized duties before the next adjournment. The appointment is later bypassed. A challenger argues that the later bypass alone proves the official had no authority at any earlier time. Which is best?
- Later bypass necessarily makes every earlier act void from the start.
- The argument overlooks the appointment’s valid immediate effectiveness before its constitutional endpoint.
- No ad interim official may ever exercise authority.
- Bypass is retroactive impeachment.
- Every earlier act becomes an executive appointment.
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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