Practice question
The CA expressly disapproves an ad interim appointment on the merits. The President attempts to revive the identical appointment by another ad interim paper. Which rule applies?
- Disapproval is merely an optional recommendation
- A new paper automatically reverses the CA
- Disapproval legally means confirmation
- Only the appointee may decide whether disapproval counts
- Final CA disapproval bars that renewal
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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