Funa vs Agra digest

University of the Philippines College of Law Constitutional Law 1| Professor Charlemagne Yu Case Digest TOPIC: Cabinet Members > Prohibition DOCTRI!: DOCTRI!: "e# $% &rt 'II of the Constit(tion C&"! (mber )in#l(*ing *ate+: G.R. No. 191644 F!R"#RY 19$ %&1' C&"! ame: Funa (s #gra Ponente: !ersamin$ ). ,&CT" Mar#h $- ./$/ 0 #rro*o a++ointe, -on. #lerto C. #gra as #/ting 0e/retar* of )usti/e Mar#h 1- ./$/ 0 #rro*o a++ointe, him as #/ting 0oli/itor General &pri &prill 2- ./$/ ./$/ 0 Petit Petition ioner er le, le, a /ase /ase as a ta2+a ta2+a*er *er$$ allegi alleging ng that that the the a++oin a++ointme tments nts were were +rohi +rohii ite, te, un,er un,er "e# 193 "e#tion tion $% &rt &rt 'II 'II of the 193 Constitution 5+rohiits the Presi,ent$ 7i/e8Presi,ent$ the emers of the Cainet$ an, their ,e+uties or assistants from hol,ing an* other o:/e or em+l em+lo* o*m ment ent ,uri ,uring ng thei theirr tenu tenurre unle unless ss othe otherw rwis ise e +ro( +ro(i, i,e, e, in the the Constitution;$ Constitution;$ an, "e#tion 2- paragraph ).+- &rti#le I345   of the 193 Constitution$ whi/h ans an* a++ointi(e o:/ial from hol,ing an* other o:/e or em+lo*ment in the Go(er Go(ernm nment ent or an* an* su,i su,i(i (isio sion$ n$ agen/ agen/* * or instru instrumen mental talit* it* there thereof$ of$ in/lu,ing go(ernment8owne, or /ontrolle, /or+orations or their susi,iaries$ unless otherwise allowe, * law or the +rimar* fun/tions of his +osition. &(g(st 1- ./$/ 0 During the +en,en/* of the suit$ !enigno 0imeon # as 0oli/itor General an, the latter /ommen/e, his ,uties 5#gra sa*s? he was then the Go(ernment Cor+orate Counsel when Presi,ent #rro*o ,esignate, him as the #/ting 0oli/itor General in +la/e of 0oli/itor General De(ana,era who ha, een a++ointe, as the 0e/retar* of )usti/e@  Ahat on ar/h B$ %&1&$ Presi,ent Presi,ent #rro*o #rro*o ,esignate, him also as the #/ting 0e/retar* of )usti/e (i/e 0e/retar* 0e/retar* De(ana,era who ha, meanwhile ten,ere, her resignation in or,er to run for Congress re+resenting a ,istri/t in ue>on Pro(in/e in the a* %&1& ele/tions@ that he then relin