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Practice question: Residual Powers (EO 292, Book III, Title I, Ch. 7, Sec. 20)

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A power vested in the President by statute includes mandatory advance notice. Advisers cite Section 20 to preserve the power while discarding that condition. Explain why preservation of a statutory power does not automatically erase its legal limits.

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

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