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Practice question: Judicial Independence and Fiscal Autonomy (See RA 12233)

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

The Supreme Court approves its annual staffing pattern. An administrator says fiscal autonomy permits withholding every copy from COA and DBM. What does RA 12233, Section 8 require?
  1. Copies only if a private bank asks
  2. A copy of the annual approved staffing pattern must be furnished to both COA and DBM
  3. No document may ever leave the Judiciary
  4. Only a verbal summary to a campaign official
  5. Automatic publication of every employee’s private password

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 12233, Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act, August 14, 2025: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/99555 Section 8.

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