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Read and answer each question carefully. Begin your answer to each numbered
question on a separate page; an answer to a sub-question under the same number may
be written continuously on the same page and succeeding pages until completed. A
mere Yes or No without further explanation will not be given any credit.
1. President Masangcay transmits to the Senate President and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives that he is unable to discharge the functions of his
office. Thereafter, Vice-President Mauro assumed the Office of the President as
Acting President. The majority of the members of the Cabinet transmit to the
Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that
President Masangcay is able to discharge the functions of his office and that
Vice-President Mauro is unable to discharge his functions as Acting President.
Who shall assume the Office of the President? (5points)
2. Due to irreconcilable conflicts in the versions of bill, the two houses of Congress
formed a joint bicameral committee. Thereafter, the bicameral committee
eliminated the conflicts and submitted the bill for approval. Congressman
Villamor introduced some modifications and amendments to the bill. Some
members of the House of Representatives doubt the constitutionality of the said
amendments because under Section 26 (2) of Article VI of the Constitution, no
further amendments can be made after the third reading of the bill. The
Secretariat of the House of Representatives consults you as to the
constitutionality of the amendments proposed by Congressman Villamor. What
will be your legal advice? (5points)
3. Rustrom Petilla, a self-confessed gay, wants to join the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines as a Head Master thereof. However, it is the policy of the Boy Scouts
of the Philippines not to accept any gay, transgender, or homosexual as its
member. Petilla is questioning the said policy as being violative of his freedom of
association under the Constitution. According to him, the Boy Scouts of the
Philippines should not deny him membership thereof solely on account of his
being gay. Is the constitutional right of Petilla violated?(5points)
5. Wilson San Jose is being prosecuted for the crime of falsification of document.
He is allowed to testify on his behalf to prove that the handwriting as well as the
signature appearing on the questioned document was not his. On his cross-
examination, the prosecution asked him to furnish the court with a specimen of
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11. The Commission on Elections conducted public bidding for computers and
counting machines to be used for the elections as part of the poll automation
program of the government. After several public hearings on the bids, the
Commission on Elections awarded the bid to X Corporation as the official
supplier of the computers and counting machines. Kilosbayan challenged the
award of bid before the Regional Trial Court on the ground that the award was
irregular and the purchase price of the machines was excessive. The
Commission on Elections, on the other hand, contended that the award was
regular and the purchase price of the machines in dispute was not excessive. It
further contended that decisions of the Commission on Elections may only be
brought to the Supreme Court by way of a special civil action of certiorari as
provided under Article IX-C of the Constitution. Is the contention of the
Commission on Elections correct?(5points)
14. Aldrin Abrego has been appointed by the President with the confirmation of the
Commission on Appointments as member of the Commission on Audit for a term
of seven years. However, it was found out that Aldrin never practiced law upon
passing the Bar examinations nor engaged himself in any activity requiring the
16.1. The Supreme Court may issue a circular transferring to the Court of
Appeals appellate jurisdiction over cases punishable by reclusion
perpetua or higher despite the constitutional provision that it has appellate
jurisdiction over said cases.(5points)
16.3. The Congress cannot reduce the appropriation for the Constitutional
Commissions below the amount appropriated for the previous year.
17. Enumerate/Discuss:
17.1. The cases which are required to be heard by the Supreme Court en banc.
(5points)