Practice question
A proposed renewed COMELEC ad interim appointment after bypass purports to restart a full seven-year term every time. Explain the limit in Matibag’s renewal reasoning.
Legal references
- Matibag v. Benipayo, G.R. No. 149036, April 2, 2002, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2002/apr2002/gr_149036_2002.html; main decision on disapproval, bypass and renewal.
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VII Section 16.
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