Practice question
The President dies during the term while the Vice-President is qualified and able to serve. A group argues that Congress must call a Section 10 special election for both offices immediately, even though the Vice-President is available. Which answer is correct?
- The argument is correct because every presidential death requires a special election.
- The argument is correct if the group files enough signatures.
- The Senate President immediately replaces both officers for a full new term.
- The outgoing President’s Cabinet chooses a new President.
- The argument is incorrect because the Vice-President becomes President for the unexpired term under Section 8; this is not the double vacancy contemplated by Section 10.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 8–10, particularly Section 10’s congressional special-election procedure: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Sections 8–10.
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