Practice question
The Vice-President, a lawyer, proposes accepting a private litigation engagement during tenure because the case has no connection with the government and creates no apparent conflict. Which answer follows Article VII, Section 13?
- Absence of conflict removes every professional restriction
- Only cases adverse to the government are prohibited
- Every unrelated private case is expressly allowed
- The professional-practice prohibition is independent of the strict conflict-avoidance direction; lack of apparent conflict alone does not authorize the engagement
- Payment of IBP dues overrides the prohibition
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 13: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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