Practice question
How does Article VI, Section 22 treat interpellations during the question hour?
- They must repeat only the exact words of the written questions.
- They are prohibited after a department head begins answering.
- They may concern only another department's unrelated affairs.
- They may extend beyond the written questions to related matters.
- They may concern any unrelated private controversy without limit.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Sections 21–22: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Senate of the Philippines v. Ermita, G.R. No. 169777 et al., April 20, 2006, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/41069
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