Practice question
The President’s spouse is proposed for appointment to head a subsidiary of a government-controlled corporation during the President’s tenure. The relationship, the head-of-office role and the subsidiary’s government-controlled character are admitted. The only defense is that subsidiaries are never covered by Article VII, Section 13. Which conclusion is correct?
- Subsidiaries are categorically excluded by the text.
- The spouse’s qualifications automatically repeal the appointment restriction.
- The defense fails because the special prohibition expressly includes government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries within the stated offices.
- The prohibition covers only foreign government corporations.
- A board vote removes the spouse from the constitutional category.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 6 and 13: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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