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Practice question: Privileges, Inhibitions, and Disqualifications

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

State the scope of Article VII, Section 13’s special restriction on appointments of the President’s spouse and relatives. Does the provision itself establish that every relative is barred from every government position, regardless of relationship or office?

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 3, 6 and 13: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Section 13, second paragraph.

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