There are three ways for a bill to become a law. They are: When the President signs it When the President vetoes it but the veto is overridden by 2/3 vote of all the members of each House; and When the president does not act upon the measure within […]
Daily Archives: November 13, 2011
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As a general rule, no. Under the Constitution, the President does not have the so-called pocket-veto power, i.e., disapproval of a bill by inaction on his part. The failure of the President to communicate his veto of any bill represented to him within 30 days after the receipt thereof […]
G.R. No. 103524 – 208 SCRA 133 – Political Law – Constituional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President; Veto Power – Line-Item Veto; Appropriation Bill In 1990, Congress sought to reenact some old laws (i.e. Republic Act No. 1797) that were “repealed” during the time […]
G.R. No. 113105, G.R. No. 113174, G.R. No. 113766, G.R. No. 113888 – 235 SCRA 506 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Branch – Powers of the President; Veto Power – Part of the Legislative Process Constitutionality of the Pork Barrel “Countrywide Development Fund” This is […]