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Practice question: President, Vice President, Cabinet Members, their Deputies and Assistants (Const., Art. VII, Sec. 13)

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Practice question

A Cabinet deputy holds an indirect financial interest in a contract with a GOCC subsidiary during tenure. The deputy argues no private court appearance occurred. Which is correct?
  1. The separate government-contract financial-interest clause remains applicable
  2. No court appearance eliminates every conflict restriction
  3. Only a direct handwritten contract can be covered
  4. Every subsidiary is exempt
  5. Only a professional fee creates the restriction

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution ArticleVII Section13; ArticleIX-A Section2; ArticleXI Section8: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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