Practice question
A lawyer advances two absolute propositions: every presidential act absent from an express constitutional list is invalid, and every act called residual is valid even against a statute. Use the Marcos majority resolution and Review Center Association to assess both.
Legal references
- Executive Order No. 292, Book III, Title I, Chapter 7, Section 20: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html
- Review Center Association of the Philippines v. Ermita, G.R. No. 180046, April 2, 2009, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/49250
- Marcos v. Manglapus, G.R. No. 88211, October 27, 1989, majority resolution on reconsideration: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/oct1989/gr_88211_1989.html
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