H10 Appointment of Hon. MA Valenzuela and Hon. Villarta 298 SCRA 408
H10 Appointment of Hon. MA Valenzuela and Hon. Villarta 298 SCRA 408
Facts:
Issue:
Held:
During the period stated in Sec. 15, Art. VII of the Constitution “two months
immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term” the
President is neither required to make appointments to the courts nor allowed to do so;
and that Secs. 4(1) and 9 of Art. VIII simply mean that the President is required to fill
vacancies in the courts within the time frames provided therein unless prohibited by
Sec. 15 of Art. VII. This prohibition on appointments comes into effect once every 6
years.