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Saguisag Vs Ochoa
Saguisag Vs Ochoa
Saguisag Vs Ochoa
al, Petitioners,
vs.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., et.al, Respondents.
FACTS:
ISSUE:
HELD:
The oath of the President prescribed by the 1987 Constitution reads thus:
It would therefore be remiss for the President and repugnant to the faithful-
execution clause of the Constitution to do nothing when the call of the
moment requires increasing the military's defensive capabilities, which could
include forging alliances with states that hold a common interest with the
Philippines or bringing an international suit against an offending state.