Practice question
The President and Vice-President die during the term, and the Senate President is unable to act. The qualified Speaker assumes the acting role under Section 8 and announces that this makes the Speaker the permanent President for the entire unexpired term, regardless of a later qualified President or Vice-President. Which is correct?
- An acting successor automatically receives a new six-year mandate
- Section 8 makes the Speaker Acting President until a President or Vice-President has been elected and qualified as constitutionally provided
- The Speaker may abolish the succession rules by announcement
- The Senate President’s inability eliminates every constitutional successor
- Only the Speaker’s private preference determines duration
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VII, Section 8.
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