The president has the unilateral power to revoke treaties as an act of state within their competence as head of state and chief diplomat. The Senate concurrence is merely a formality. The Supreme Court also ruled that discounts for senior citizens fall under the police power of the state, using eminent domain and taxation as tools to fulfill objectives of the police power, rather than being strictly a matter of expropriation or taxation.
The president has the unilateral power to revoke treaties as an act of state within their competence as head of state and chief diplomat. The Senate concurrence is merely a formality. The Supreme Court also ruled that discounts for senior citizens fall under the police power of the state, using eminent domain and taxation as tools to fulfill objectives of the police power, rather than being strictly a matter of expropriation or taxation.
The president has the unilateral power to revoke treaties as an act of state within their competence as head of state and chief diplomat. The Senate concurrence is merely a formality. The Supreme Court also ruled that discounts for senior citizens fall under the police power of the state, using eminent domain and taxation as tools to fulfill objectives of the police power, rather than being strictly a matter of expropriation or taxation.
The power of the president to revoke unilaterally in a treaty
It is an act of State. Note that the concurrence prerogative in Sec 21 of Art. 7 o Senate is merely to concur. o (The gift? Is similar requirement on prerogative to agree in the revocation) o It is an act of state in the competence of the president as the head of state, as the chief diplomat.
Concept of Senior Citizen Discount (Manila Memorial Park v Secretary of DSWD)
SC in its latest pronouncement (involves Manila Memorial Park), is it expropriation or taxation? o SC said it is the police power, using both the eminent domain and taxation as tools for the (fulfillment) of police power’s objective.
(Nagkwento nalang siya lol)
Due Process: Substantive Due Process --- End (1:06:00)