Practice question
State the constitutional timing rule for written questions and the circumstances in which a department head's question-hour appearance is to be conducted in executive session. Distinguish the textual conditions from a claim that every appearance must always be public.
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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