General Principles

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1. Under Article XI, Section 1, to whom must public officers and employees remain accountable?
2. Which characteristic did Laurel identify as especially important in distinguishing a public office from ordinary privat…
3. According to Laurel, does absence of a salary necessarily prevent a position from being a public office?
4. A lawfully established commission performs delegated governmental duties but expires when a specified national project …
5. An appointive public official serves in the non-career service without compensation. The official asserts that RA 6713'…
6. An agency dismisses a covered career official without lawful cause or required process. It defends the action solely by…
7. An official confronts two legal questions: coverage under RA 6713 and liability under a different statute that supplies…
8. Explain how the principles 'public office is a public trust' and 'public office is not the holder's private property' c…
9. A legally authorized honorary commission performs governmental functions for a fixed national undertaking. Its member a…
10. A public official says official duties may be administered primarily to reward personal supporters so long as no salary…
11. Which RA 6713 norm requires public service regardless of a client’s party affiliation or preference?
12. Which statutory norm requires the highest degree of excellence, professionalism, intelligence and skill in official dut…