Who are the impeachable officers according to the 1987 Constitution? President, Vice-President, Members of the Supreme Court, Members of the Constitutional Commissions, The Ombudsman What are the grounds for impeachment according to the 1987 Constitution? for, and conviction of: culpable violation of the Constitution treason bribery graft and corruption other high crimes or betrayal of public trust What is the process for impeachment? The House of Representatives shall have the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment. A verified complaint for impeachment may be filed by any Member of the House of Representatives or by any citizen upon a resolution or endorsement by any Member thereof, which shall be included in the Order of Business within ten session days, and referred to the proper Committee within three session days thereafter. The Committee, after hearing, and by a majority vote of all its Members, shall submit its report to the House within sixty sessi
Double Taxation - When is it permissible and when is it prohibited? In order to constitute double taxation in the objectionable or prohibited sense, the same property must be taxed twice when it should be taxed but once; both taxes must be imposed on the same property or subject-matter, for the same purpose, by the same State, Government, or taxing authority, within the same jurisdiction or taxing district, during the same taxing period, and they must be the same kind or character of tax Is Direct Double Taxation prohibited by the Constitution? There is no constitutional prohibition against double taxation in the Philippines. It is something not favored, but is permissible, provided some other constitutional requirement is not thereby violated, such as the requirement that taxes must be uniform. Taxes are uniform and equal when imposed upon all property of the same class or character within the taxing authority. The fact that the owners of other classes of buildings in the City do n