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Practice question: Rules on Succession

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Both executive offices become vacant during the term and the Senate President cannot act. Explain the Speaker’s constitutional status without deciding whether a special election is required on any particular dates.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VII, Sections 8 and 10.

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