Practice question
A relief bill is validly certified by the President for immediate enactment during a public emergency. At the final reading, a member proposes a substantive amendment not contained in the text being voted on. The presiding officer permits it solely because the bill is certified, then immediately calls the final vote. The proponents argue that emergency certification suspends every requirement of Section 26(2). Which assessment is best?
- The certification permits all last-reading amendments
- The amendment is automatically valid if it concerns relief
- The certification transfers final lawmaking to the President
- The certification does not remove the separate prohibition on amendments upon the last reading
- The Constitution requires no last-reading vote in emergencies
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Sections 24 and 26: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Tolentino v. Secretary of Finance, G.R. No. 115455 and consolidated cases, August 25, 1994, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/aug1994/gr_115455_1994.html
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