Practice question
During a congressional session, the Commission on Appointments’ legislative members are being selected. A House proposes giving every available seat to one party despite an undisputed distribution of seats among multiple represented parties, solely because its leaders prefer exclusive control. Which constitutional standard answers this proposal?
- The President may personally fill every Commission seat
- The Senate President may act as the entire Commission
- Party representation is constitutionally irrelevant
- Each House must elect its Commission members on the prescribed proportional-representation basis
- Only the party with the oldest registration may serve
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VI, Section 18.
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