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Practice question: Power to Revoke or Extend Suspension of Privilege of Writ of Habeas Corpus or Declaration of Martial Law

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Under Article VII, Section 18, who determines the period of a congressional extension of martial law or suspension of the privilege of the writ?
  1. Congress
  2. Only the Armed Forces Chief of Staff
  3. Any provincial governor
  4. Only a foreign adviser
  5. The longest-serving Cabinet secretary

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VII, Section 18.

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