Practice question
A department head receives a lawful summons to an inquiry genuinely in aid of proposed procurement legislation. Duly published rules govern, and no valid privilege is asserted. The official claims that the discretionary nature of the separate question hour automatically makes this legislative summons optional. Is the claim correct?
- Yes. Section 22 eliminates the inquiry power in Section 21.
- Yes. Executive employment alone creates complete immunity.
- Yes. Published rules permit testimony only from private citizens.
- No. Senate v. Ermita distinguishes compulsory legislative inquiries from the separate question hour.
- No, because executive privilege can never exist.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI Sections 21 and 22: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Senate v. Ermita, G.R. No. 169777 et al., April 20, 2006, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/apr2006/gr_169777_2006.html
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