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Practice question: General Welfare Clause

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Besides expressly granted powers, what powers does Section 16 recognize?
  1. Only powers personally approved by every resident.
  2. Only powers existing before the Code.
  3. Powers necessarily implied from express grants and powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental to efficient governance.
  4. Any power an LGU chooses, regardless of law.
  5. Only powers concerning collection of taxes.

Legal references

  • RA 7160, Section 16, general welfare clause: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html

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