Practice question
During her term, a Senator personally approaches a government licensing office to secure a special decision that will directly increase her own investment income. The pecuniary purpose is established. She says Section 14 cannot apply because she did not appear as a lawyer. Which is correct?
- All restrictions disappear if she is not a lawyer.
- Only court appearances can be regulated.
- The pecuniary-intervention prohibition is separate from the ban on personally appearing as counsel.
- The Constitution authorizes intervention whenever profit is small.
- Her investment automatically becomes government property.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VI, Section 14.
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