Practice question
The presidential election has concluded, but the outgoing President's term has not ended. During the constitutional prohibited period, the President appoints a political supporter permanently to a vacant executive bureau office. No temporary appointment is made. The appointee argues that the ban ended when voting concluded and that expertise establishes public-service necessity. Which conclusion is correct under Article VII, Section 15?
- The appointment is valid because every ban ends on election day
- The appointment is valid because expertise creates a separate exception
- The appointment is valid because political supporters are exempt
- The appointment is prohibited: the period continues until term-end, and the temporary-appointment exception is not met
- The appointment automatically converts into a temporary appointment upon challenge
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 15, appointment prohibition and temporary executive exception: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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