Practice question
An official is given a discretionary fund but proposes spending it for an exclusively private celebration without vouchers, relying solely on the word discretionary. Which constitutional rule defeats that claim?
- Discretionary means wholly private money.
- Only foreign donors may ask for vouchers.
- Article VI, Section 25(6) requires public purposes, appropriate vouchers and guidelines prescribed by law.
- Every discretionary fund is automatically unconstitutional.
- A fund’s name can repeal the Constitution.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VI, Section 25(6).
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