Practice question
Within the Article VII, Section 15 period, the President fills an ordinary executive vacancy through a permanent appointment. Counsel proves that continued vacancy would prejudice public service and relies only on the express Section 15 exception. Is that enough?
- Yes, because public-service need makes any appointment temporary
- Yes, because the President can disregard the appointment's permanent character
- No, because the express exception requires a temporary executive appointment
- Yes, because ordinary executive vacancies are outside Section 15
- No, because the exception is limited exclusively to danger to public safety
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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