Testing Constitutional Waters VIII: Coming Full Circle: Executive Power and Judicial Consistency as Applied to Marcos v. Manglapus and Ocampo v. Enriquez

• Main Authors: Candelaria, Sedfrey M, Herbosa, Angelo Francesco F
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: EXECUTIVE POWER; MARCOS; JUDICIAL CONSISTENCY; OCAMPO V. ENRIQUEZ; JUSTICES; DISSENTS; MARTIAL LAW; IMPARTIALITY; Constitutional Law; Law
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/ateneo-school-of-law-pubs/17; http://ateneolawjournal.com/main/authorarticles/694
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines lodges the executive power in the President. However, given its broad concept, it gives the Supreme Court the task of determining the scope and extent of such power. This was best illustrated in the manner the Court decided in two landmark cases, the 1989 cas...