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Practice question: Rules on Succession

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Practice question

The President sends the Senate President and House Speaker a written declaration of inability to discharge the office's powers and duties. Who discharges them while the declaration remains operative?
  1. The Senate President as permanent President.
  2. The Vice-President as Acting President.
  3. The Speaker as a newly elected President.
  4. The Cabinet collectively as President.
  5. The Chief Justice as Acting President.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII Section 11: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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