Practice question
A Cabinet member holds a board position ex officio under a law because its functions are required by the primary office. The member says payment is permissible if called a per diem rather than salary. Explain Civil Liberties Union’s treatment of the payment.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 6 and 13: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Civil Liberties Union v. Executive Secretary, G.R. Nos. 83896 and 83815, February 22, 1991, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1991/feb1991/gr_83896_1991.html
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