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Question XIII
XIII. While Congress was not in session, the President appointed Antero as Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Benito as Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), Clodualdo as Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Dexter as Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), and Emmanuel as Philippine Ambassador to Cameroon. The following day, all the appointees took their oath before the President, and commenced to perform the functions of their respective offices.
(a)[a] Characterize the appointments, whether permanent or temporary; and whether regular or interim, with reasons. (2.5%)
(b)[b] A civil society group, the Volunteers Against Misguided Politics (VAMP), files suit, contesting the legality of the acts of the appointees and claiming that the appointees should not have entered into the performance of the functions of their respective offices, because their appointments had not yet been confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. Is this claim of VAMP correct? Why or why not? (2.5%)
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