Practice question
An office is formally abolished, but a newly named office immediately performs substantially the same functions. Less-qualified newcomers replace the incumbents. Explain how RA 6656 bears on the claim that the word abolition conclusively establishes a valid termination.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX-B, section 2(3), https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Republic Act No. 6656, sections 1–2, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6656_1988.html
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