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Practice question: Power to Determine President’s Inability to Discharge Duties

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

When the President sends the prescribed written declaration of inability to the Senate President and House Speaker, who discharges the presidential powers and duties during that inability?
  1. The Chief Justice as permanent President
  2. The Vice-President as Acting President
  3. The Senate President automatically as permanent President
  4. The Cabinet acting collectively as President
  5. The Commission on Appointments

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 11: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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