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Legislative Dept.

Bill- legislation

Question Hour(check and balances)- Oversight implementation of legislation

Question Hour v. Legislative investigation

Dierent!not similar

De"nition

#. Question Hour-e$ercise of the oversight po%er (check and balances)- Oversight

implementation of legislation-Hearing

Optional attendance& ma' not attend& discretion

Does not impede separation of po%er

B. Legislative nvestigation(political uestion)-hearing

n aid of legislation- cannot go be'ond legislation

*ill violate separation of po%ers %here the case is alread' in the +urisdiction

of courts

Determine the ,#/ (la% should have scienti"c evidence-support enactment

of la%)

0ot applicabilit'

1espect 1ights

2iolation of /eparation of po%ers

#ssertion of 3$ecutive 4rivilege-an onl' be asserted b' president(cabinet members

alter ego)&ommunication in behalf of the president- Letter b' the 3$ecutive

/ecretar'& covered in the scope of privilege& president decide if it5s covered b' the

privilege

/enate v. 3rmita

Description covered b' the e$ec privilege- the e.o provided the scope& onstitution

#ppearance b' heads of departments before the congress-consti

*ho are covered6-unconsti

#ppearance of other public o7cials before congress-unconsti

8arciallano v H1

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0o published rules-violation of right to due process

ongress 9 non continuing& previous rules do not have eect

/abio v. 8ordon

3.O. : 9repealed b' the :;

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Executive Department-(4resident)

L8>s- po%er to supervise

Other alter egos- po%er to control (decisions of alter ego are presumed to be thedecisions of the president unless revoke or modi"ed) Quali"ed 4olitical agenc'

#genc'- #lter ego- agents of the president

4olitical- Decisions and 4olicies

Quali"ed- not #bsolute

4resident- 3$ecute la%s 9 po%er to enforce and administer the la%s

3strada v. #rro'o

1esignation v. temporar' disabilit'

? administered the oath of #rro'o.

Held 3strada can no more return as 4res. 9 He alread' resigned 9 @A4L3D

resignation 9Diar' of #ngara- ntention to resign lacks onl' a letter addressed to

the congress

4olitical Question(cannot be revie%ed b' the court& court %ithout +urisdiction)-

ongress alread' ackno%ledged!recogniCed& b' issuing a resolution& 8loria

Aacapagal as 4resident

3strada(resigned) can no more run for election as president.

Exceptions to ro!i"ition

3$-o7cio- add on responsibilit'- no compensation

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o#ers o$ t!e resi%ent

Aarcos v. Aanglapus

*hether or not the pres. Aa' bar the fam of marcos return to 4hil(e$ibilit' of

po%er)

onstitution- silent to right to return

nternational 1ight-1ight to return& abode & travel

1ight to return& part of la% of the land . but not absolute.

an the president actuall' bar& is that an abuse of discretion.

/he can if it can be +usti"ed

#lmario v. 3$ec

*O0(restriction)