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2015-02-23 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| Applying the doctrine of qualified political agency, we have ruled that the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources can validly order the transfer of a regional office by virtue of the power of the President to reorganize the national government.[113] In Constantino v. Cuisia,[114] the Court upheld the authority of the Secretary of Finance to execute debt-relief contracts. The authority emanates from the power of the President to contract foreign loans under Section 20, Article VII of the Constitution. In Angeles v. Gaite,[115] the Court ruled that there can be no issue with regard to the President's act of limiting his power to review decisions and orders of the Secretary of Justice, especially since the decision or order was issued by the secretary, the President's "own alter ego."[116] | |||||
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2011-03-23 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| In Angeles v. Gaite,[22] wherein petitioner raised the same arguments, we find the same unmeritorious and ruled in this wise: x x x Petitioner argues in the main that Memorandum Circular No. 58 is an invalid regulation, because it diminishes the power of control of the President and bestows upon the Secretary of Justice, a subordinate officer, almost unfettered power. This argument is absurd. The President's act of delegating authority to the Secretary of Justice by virtue of said Memorandum Circular is well within the purview of the doctrine of qualified political agency, long been established in our jurisdiction. | |||||