Practice question
A government employee holds none of the offices specified in Article VII, Section 13 and concludes all private legal work is therefore permitted. Which is sound?
- The list repeals every other restriction.
- Other statutory and service restrictions, including RA 6713, still require examination.
- Every government lawyer is necessarily a Cabinet deputy.
- Authorization and conflicts are irrelevant outside the list.
- Private clients create statutory authority by consent.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 13: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- RA 6713, Sections 7(b)(2) and 13: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html
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