Practice question
A Cabinet member who is a lawyer proposes a private legal retainer entirely outside official hours. Does after-hours scheduling alone remove Article VII, Section 13's professional-practice prohibition?
- No, the prohibition applies during tenure and is not confined to official hours
- Yes, all nighttime practice is exempt
- Yes, the retainer becomes an official function merely by timing
- Yes, if the client signs a waiver
- Yes, if the case is filed outside Metro Manila
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 13: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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